Harpers Ferry

Summary

Harpers Ferry is a town in the United States^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,497 views/month, #8 of 5,573).^[2]

Key Facts

• Harpers Ferry is located in Jefferson County^[3].
• Harpers Ferry is in the country of United States^[4].
• Harpers Ferry is on the body of water Potomac River^[5].
• Harpers Ferry is on the body of water Shenandoah River^[6].
• Harpers Ferry's instance of is recorded as town in the United States^[7].
• Harpers Ferry's shares border with is recorded as Bolivar^[8].
• Robert Harper is named after Harpers Ferry^[9].
• Harpers Ferry's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chatham-Kent^[10].
• Harpers Ferry's postal code is recorded as 25425^[11].
• Harpers Ferry's Commons category is recorded as Harpers Ferry, West Virginia^[12].
• Harpers Ferry's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[13].
• Harpers Ferry's local dialing code is recorded as 304^[14].
• 1751 marks the founding of Harpers Ferry^[15].
• Harpers Ferry's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.325398, 'lon': -77.743599}^[16].
• Harpers Ferry's official website is recorded as http://www.harpersferrywv.us/^[17].
• Harpers Ferry's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Harpers Ferry, West Virginia^[18].
• Harpers Ferry has a population of {'amount': '+307'}^[19].
• Harpers Ferry has a population of {'amount': '+286'}^[20].
• Harpers Ferry has a population of {'amount': '+308'}^[21].
• Harpers Ferry has a population of {'amount': '+233'}^[22].
• Harpers Ferry has a population of {'amount': '+269'}^[23].
• Harpers Ferry's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Harpers Ferry's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[25].
• Harpers Ferry's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Neunzehnter Band^[26].
• Harpers Ferry's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Harpers Ferry'}^[27].

Body

Founding

1751 marks the founding of Harpers Ferry^[15].

Identity

Harpers Ferry's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[27].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Harpers Ferry include Harpers Ferry National Historical Park^[28], a National Historical Park^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1944^[31].

Why It Matters

Harpers Ferry ranks in the top 0.14% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,497 views/month, #8 of 5,573).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include Harpers Ferry National Historical Park^[28], a National Historical Park^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1944^[31].