"Harpers Ferry" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Harper's ferry, after a ferry operated by Robert Harper. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Harper's ferry}} Harper's ferry Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Harpers Ferry
  1. A small town in Jefferson County, West Virginia; best known as the site of a raid by John Brown in 1859, a major event in the origins of the American Civil War. Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in West Virginia, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Harpers_Ferry-en-name-LN5agq7y
  2. A minor city in Taylor Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. Categories (topical): American Civil War, Historical events Categories (place): Cities in Iowa, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Harpers_Ferry-en-name-TwCZgSjp Disambiguation of American Civil War: 27 73 Disambiguation of Historical events: 44 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 40 60

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