I live minutes away from Harper’s ferry and this town is absolutely beautiful! At night it is definitely creepy and I’ve done many paranormal investigations resulting in some evidence. It’s mostly EVP’s that we can’t debunk. St. Peter’s church is definitely haunted and if you walk up the hill by the church there is a very old cemetery where you will feel like your being followed. Thank you for doing an episode on our treasured lil town!

Great story and history lesson. A little disappointing though to hear that the ghost of the fiery John Brown disappears when approached. He had so much to say when alive, it would be interesting to hear his thoughts now.

@silverfeigner

7 ай бұрын

Agreed

@MichaelMike-ob2gb

7 ай бұрын

He was a bum.

@amandadangerfieldpiano

Ай бұрын

@@MichaelMike-ob2gbWhat do you mean?

I really love this channel, makes me want to travel around and visit all the historic sites!

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

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Hello to Randy. Thank you John for another History lesson from such harper's Ferry that triggered more awareness of the plight of the slaves.

@randywhite3958

7 ай бұрын

Thank you and hello

Thank you for another great "ghost tour"! I really felt terrible for Dangerfield Newby. He couldn't help his family to freedom, and his murder was barbaric.

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Amen

@CosmicMomDove

7 ай бұрын

@@CuriousHistoryYTThe street where Dangerfield Newby should be renamed in his honor as a testament to what lengths ANY good parent would go to in order to save his family from a life of misery.

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

@CosmicMomDove amen!

Harper's ferry is great place to visit and so creepy at night

I've been there many times as a tourist and a reenactor and it's definitely a beautiful old town . I watch a lot of the paranormal videos on KZread but until now have never seen one on Harper's Ferry . Thanks for the upload and keep up the great work !! . 👍👍 from Baltimore , Maryland .

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Dennis! 😊

I only recently found your channel and I am floored that you are covering Harpers Ferry. It's only a 5 minute drive from my house. I grew up here and the lower town has always been my "happy place" when I need to clear my head. Thank you for the great video!

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Thank YOU for watching!

Excellent story John. If I get back east again, I would love to visit Harper's Ferry. History is often very curious, and you present it very well!

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Thank you Charlene! If you do make it back east, wear your hiking boots! Harpers Ferry is a one big hill!

I used to hike through this town all night long until sunrise with my friends. We went over 50 times at least. We’ve been through every trail. We’ve only had one creepy experience but it was intense.

@CuriousHistoryYT

Күн бұрын

Geoff! What was the experience?! I’d love to know!

The wife and I spent the day in Harper's Ferry and had a great time. My wife is something of an empath and could feel energy in places throughout the town, even during the day. Beautiful place. One of my favorite places in West Virginia.

Excellent thanks 👻👻👻👻

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

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Hi I live in Nottingham England, have heard of Harpers Ferry though films and documentary, very interesting, thank you Love Kim x

It's years since I've been to Harper's Ferry

I lived in VA most of my life, and have been to Harper’s Ferry a few times and love the place.

These videos really help me relax, and I really appreciate! So cool.

I have been there several times. Beautiful place with a great history!

So very excited to see this video! Just had to stop my viewing - briefly! - to say that! You do such an amazing job, and are so articulate in your delivery of all this fascinating information.

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

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I always feel the energy of the past when walking around Harpers Ferry. Been there a lot as I've always lived near there.

Spent two Christmases at a cottage up the street from St. Peters. I was familiar with the spirits you described but most people don't know about them, so it's nice that you made this video. I find the place charming and it definitely has it's own vibe. We only live 25 miles away but it truly is a place to stay and experience, it's not like Martinsburg so we enjoyed our holidays in Harpers Ferry very much.

I havent been there since 1990. Loved ot there. I was raised in Va.and would go there often. This was terrific to watch.

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Thank you Liz! 😊❤️

Nicely done amazing to see how it all comes together thanks for letting me tag along😊

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Let’s do it again sometime!

@randywhite3958

7 ай бұрын

@@CuriousHistoryYT I truly believe we should the sooner the better

@randywhite3958

7 ай бұрын

@CuriousHistoryYT I'm getting older you know

Been to Gettysburg dozens of times, but never Harpers ferry. Looks like a new destination !

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Bring your bug spray Peter! And good walking shoes!

I've been to Harper's Ferry several times. It's a nice place to visit. Thanks for the excellent video!

Fascinating, illuminating, and beautifully told, as always!

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Thank you Dolores!

Awesome episode!!

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Thank you Rebecca!

@rebeccaraines5217

7 ай бұрын

@@CuriousHistoryYT you’re welcome! Love your content!

Excellent!! Always wait for and enjoy your videos♥️👍

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Thank you Shirley! ❤️

I LOVE that town. The history, the train tracks, rivers & bridges. And If I were to come up with the ideal train layout, it would be modeled on Harper’s Ferry.

I live very close to Harper's ferry. I have experienced things similar

Thank you John for another beautiful place to learn about History. I've often heard of Harpers Ferry, but have never been there. Looks like it might be on the trip list to go there one of these days! I hope you and your family are doing well. Please stay safe out on the road, and looking forward to your next video! God bless you, Sir!

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Thank you Lewis! I hope one day you can make it out there! Just make sure to wear good walking shoes and bring your bug spray! 😊

I haven't been to Harper's Ferry in decades! It's part of my childhood. :)

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Sounds like a good childhood to me!

@empressvogt

7 ай бұрын

@@CuriousHistoryYT We used to go up there a lot. There’s a restaurant that was used on The Underground Railroad.

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

@empressjonas6884 do you remember the name?

@empressvogt

7 ай бұрын

@@CuriousHistoryYT No. But it's on main street. Last time I was there I was a teenager.

Thank you for sharing this video. I love visiting Harper's Ferry. You did awesome job on this video

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Thank you Karen! 😊

Thanks so much for sharing such great stories and history lessons!! I'm from that area, I hope you and your family had a nice and spooky stay!

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

We had a fantastic time there Gunner! Can’t wait to go back! Thanks for watching!

My great-grandmother was a daughter of Robert Harper. My Poland family lived in the same area as Harper's Ferry.

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Awesome!

The water seems so shallow. I can't imagine a ferry sailing there. Pretty place, and I love the name "Harper's Ferry".

I had the chance to visit in October of 2017. You could cut the historic atmosphere with a knife...even in daylight.

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Amen Sharon!

Very interesting well done thank you 👍

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

I lived just a few miles from here. They do re-enactments here. John Brown was captured in Harpers Ferry but he was imprisoned, tried, and hanged in Charles Town. Charles Town was settled by George Washington’s brother, Charles.

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Very true!

@classicgunstoday1972

7 ай бұрын

One of the hostages that Brown and his men abducted was George Washington’s grand nephew Lewis, I believe. I believe he shouted to Lt. Jeb Stuart and Col. Robert E. Lee from inside the armory where he was held “attack and wipe them out!”. To which Lee later reacted something like “The Revolutionary blood does tell.”

you do a great job of mixing history and paranormal..

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Great addition to Spooky Season, thanks

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

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Fantastic coverage on this!! Awesome presentation man!!!

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Thanks guys! 👍👍

I was just there last month

Well, shoot....now there's another place for me to haunt, er, visit. Thanks!!!

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

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Love these. Thank you so much. Do you have a podcast?? Thank you

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Thank you Lisa! Funny you should ask! We are working out the podcast side of Curious History as we speak! 😊

@lisad476

7 ай бұрын

@@CuriousHistoryYT Excellent!!!! I'm pleased to hear that.. I'll be a loyal listener

Love it. Great one keep it going

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

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I don’t believe in ghosts but I do enjoy the history. Very interesting

Great job awesome video❤

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Thank you Robby!

Beautiful town

Thanks John, another great video. Being a history buff it's always interesting to learn about things like this. Did YOU encounter anything paranormal while you were there?

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Brian! Oddly enough, yes…although it was only a feeling, nothing more. There is a quick clip at the beginning of the video of a staircase. I felt as if someone or something was watching me when we walked by. But that’s the only time. We did a ghost walk after dark but experienced nothing. Thank you so much for watching! John

I used to live near Harpers Ferry and have been there many times. I always went there during daylight. A friend of mine lived there and he said that when they put anything on top of the TV ( tv's were in cabinets in those days), they would be forcefully knocked off.

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Holy cow!!

Have a happy Halloween John!!!

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Right back at ya Gregory!

I've only been there once I'd like to go back sometime

Love your show.

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

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I live in Frederick Md,my in laws recently retired & bought a house on the mountain in Harpers Ferry & about 10-12 years ago I worked in Charlestown/Ranson for a few years & drove thru Harpers Ferry twice a day ,5 days a week for a few years….it really is breathtakingly beautiful….I don’t know anything about the super natural tho 🤷🏼‍♂️if you have a chance go & spend a weekend there,it’s really nice & the whole family will enjoy themselves ….well except for maybe some teenagers? 😉but everyone else will

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

We absolutely fell in love with Harpers Ferry (except for the bugs). So much charm! Love it and can’t wait to go back!

No hauntings in Harpers Ferry, but it is a cool little place to see.

That was really interesting

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Bonnie!

I've been. Very interesting

I have been there once and would live to move there. I would live to own the hotel on top of the hill.

Im going there this weekend

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

I hope you have a wonderful time!

I've never been there at night, but I'd like to. I have been there a dozen times in the day. It's worth the trip, unless you have bad knees 😊

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

#Truth!

My 11 year old grandson is a history buff, so I took him to Harpers Ferry in 2022, he walked the path up to the famous rock, and on his way back took his phone to shoot video where the ruins of that old church sets up the hill from the church currently there, he was fanning his camera around trying to take it all in, and when we listened to the audio, a loud whisper called out Hey Aedie, my grandsons name is Aedan, we call him Aedie for short. He had no clue anything was around him, didn't get spooked at all, and this happened in the daylight, around 4 30. We'd definitly do it again, but need more than just a day to explore. This year, 2023, we went to DC, Harpers Ferry is far less crazy than DC.

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

What an awesome experience!!

I really want to see this town! It's beautiful ❤️ Love history 😍 New sub here!

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for subscribing Jill! 😊❤️😊❤️

All I see it as is a Beautiful town.

Many, many years ago a very young Ronald Reagan appeared in a film about the Harpers Ferry incident - and it was a pretty good film, too. Ironically, the first person to die in Brown's rebellion was actually a black railroad worker, shot down as he walked the tracks doing his job!

Great story about Harper's Ferry! I can't help but wonder if any of Rachel Harper's money jars were ever found?? That story intrigued me the most! 😂

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

No one has claimed to have found the money jars. Not sure I could blame them though!

Back in the 80s friends and I attended a nighttime ghost walk in Harpers Ferry, also in late October. Very cool experience. I wonder if they still have those.

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

They do indeed.

Last time I was there I looked at the photos I took with my phone and of the picture I took contained what could be a ghost of John Brown.

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Awesome!!

Well done! However, I'm not going there. I'm too sensitive to lingering spirits.

Harper's Ferry is beautiful

@CuriousHistoryYT

13 күн бұрын

I think so too David! 😊

Poor Dangerfield Newby. That's a terrible death.

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Amen

Lived in HF all my life I never met any ghost.

May 8, 1858 the raid on Harper’s Ferry was planned at the Chatham Convention in Chatham Ontario Canada.

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Nice!

@markputters9005

7 ай бұрын

@@CuriousHistoryYT Chatham happens to be my hometown and the birthplace of the Hawaiian pizza.

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

@markputters9005 I Love pineapple on pizza! Such great info! Thanks Mark!

Oh if there be tormented souls amongst us let them find peace and rest. Amen 🙏

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

Well said Michelle!

@michellemichaels3258

7 ай бұрын

@@CuriousHistoryYT 🙏💞

I was baptized there Born in Charles Town

C'mon now... you know WHY everyone locks their door in America anymore and it ain't from hauntings..My brother lives in Frederick Maryland and we've been to the Ferry many times.. there's a whole lot more that happened before JB..my brain is like swiss cheese but I seem to remember that Lewis and Clark or some other Explorer started their Great Journey West... Beautiful Town and River..

Mary Harper married Enoch Poland Enoch lived around Shepherdstown which is right there in the vicinity Confederate Raiders went through their home at one point

Last spring my husband and I were looking for a new home; to take us closer to his work in Baltimore and DC (we were living in VA, but looking in VA, MD & WV). We found a house we fell in love with [from pictures] in Harper's Ferry. Unfortunately it needed way too much work on the inside (and there was little inventory there) so we end up buying in Winchester instead. I am still in love with Harper's Ferry and have a wee bit regret for not jumping on the house that needed work! It's absolutely gorgeous out there and still hope one day we can move/build a home there. We're extremely close though so can visit often! I love dark, moody, haunted, paranormal things! Thanks for this episode! New Sub!

A little help . General Lee? I've been studying the civil war for over forty five years. First he's a colonel. Then he's a major. Now he's a lieutenant colonel. I want the truth at harper's ferry was he or Was he not a major?

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

For me the rank of Robert E Lee gets muddied because of the timing of Harpers Ferry. Technically speaking, Lee’s rank was Brevet Colonel, the rank bestowed upon him after the Mexican American War. Some sources list him this way, others list him as Lieutenant Colonel, and still others just use Colonel.

@thelorriesweeneyable

7 ай бұрын

Thank you. Lt Colonel What's the new one on me. Thank you for your input.

so, Nothing happened where that firehouse is because they've moved it!?!?

@CuriousHistoryYT

7 ай бұрын

They did indeed. They moved it three times.

How's missMeggie

@curioushistorymegan

2 ай бұрын

Can’t lie Larry it’s been a really rough year for me so far 😅 mostly I’m doing behind the scenes stuff for the channel but I will be back on screen this year! Thank you for your kindness 💜

Does anyone really believe in Haunted things? Boo! 👻

I used to commute home through this area, passing ar around 2am, it smelled like fresh blood all the time; very good vibes. I am a death worshipper :)

John Brown is an American hero!!! Thats so interesting though, I had no idea RE Lee was the one to end the revolt. Thats crazy history