HARPERS FERRY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Color Photo National Parks First Day PM

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HARPERS FERRY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK first day cover with a postmark from Wheeling, WV
dated June 20, 1963. Color photo printed on cachet #1576 by Alvin Eckert #9964 USCS.
Harpers Ferry NHP is located at the border between WV and VA and is part of America's
National Parks and Monuments.
This National Park was established in 1944 and is administered by the National Park Service.
The park preserves and interprets this historic town at the confluence of the Potomac and
Shenandoah Rivers. The town's history includes the violent episode with abolitionist John Brown
and the soldiers in 1959 when he captured the federal armory. The also was fighting here in 1862 during
the Civil War. There is a visitor center with a museum and gift shop.  See the site's web page for further
details on this interesting town.
Cover prepared on a 55 cent flag stamped envelope # U-700 plus a 5 cent NPS stamp.
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