Publications about Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Natural Resource Condition Assessment (Page 1)

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Natural Resource Condition Assessment

Thomas JE, Campbell JP, Costanzo SD, Dennison WC, Lehman M, Nisbet D, Nortrup M, and Parsons M ·
7 February 2014

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park provides a wealth of natural resource values, including riparian habitats, floodplains, agricultural fields, geologic exposures, rare limestone glades, developed areas, and upland forests. These resources were assessed using the Vital Signs framework. Overall, the natural resoures in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park are in degraded condition and are under threat from surrounding land use, regionally poor air quality, and overpopulation of deer.

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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (Page 1)

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Jane Hawkey, Tim Carruthers, Bill Dennison ·
20 December 2006

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park protects the historic town area and surrounding natural resources lands at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers in West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. Preserved structures and landscapes in the park tell of the historic role of the town and lands in the Civil War, African American history, manufacturing, and transportation and other historic events.

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