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AT THE PRECIPICE of the 4.5-mile Maryland Heights Overlook Trail, the tiny town of Harpers Ferry appears as if it’s from a 19th-century dream. One minute, you’re trudging through dense deciduous forest, and the next, the trees abruptly part to reveal a rocky cliff with views of a tranquil mountain town situated on a riverfront.

"Mayberry" kind of town...where I would love to live. This looks so much like where my grandmother use to live and we'd walk to town, in Florence Ala.

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