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• Harper's Ferry
  1. a town in West Virginia, where the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers meet, that was the place of many battles during the American Civil War. Just before the war, an ABOLITIONIST (= someone who wants to stop SLAVERY ) called John Brown took control of the government weapons that were kept there and tried to get SLAVE s to fight against their owners. He was caught and hanged for TREASON (= actions against your country) .
• Harpers Ferry (noun)
  1. a small town in northeastern West Virginia that was the site of a raid in 1859 by the abolitionist John Brown and his followers who captured an arsenal that was located there
• car-ferry (noun)
  1. a ferry that transports motor vehicles
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