The town of Harper Ferry, located in West Virginia within the Blue Ridge Mountains, has a long history of natural disasters and bloody civil war violence, and is now known to be one of the most haunted places in the US. The town saw many frontline battles during the civil war, which resulted in the death of many of the families that lived in the town.
The town now survives on the paranormal tourism that flock to experience the restless spirits that walk the streets. There are many documented paranormal locations including the historic buildings and homes that survived the war and periodic flooding, and most notably, the Harpers Ferry National Park’s guest house that is used by employees of the park.
Within the guest house, there have been several occurrences of employees seeing an apparition of a well-dressed woman with a young child and a well-dressed hostile man. Harpers Ferry is also known for being the headquarters of the infamous John Brown, who fought to create a safe place for runaway slaves. His restored farmhouse headquarters is still filled with the sounds of John and his men. His apparition can occasionally be seen walking around the town. There is even a report of tourist asking a man resembling John Brown to be in their picture, only to find a blank spot where the man had been when they developed their film.
The town of Harpers Ferry is complete with a phantom Civil War army including fife and drum sounds that periodically march down Hight street. The streets are filled with the sounds of those spirits that tragically perished during those battles, including the screams from a little drummer boy that was thrown out of a window and a little girl who burned in an unfortunate fire in 1830. Harpers Ferry is undeniably crawling with paranormal activity.
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