Definition: Meaning of, Harper's Ferry in English to English dictionary.
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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) .