John Brown Raid
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deano1943
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The John Brown Raid Historical Marker is located along PA 233, 1 mile E. of Mont Alto, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WMTQ9
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2006
Views: 22
Captain John Cooke, one of Brown's followers, was captured near here on Oct. 25, 1859, nine days after the raid on Harper's Ferry. He was hanged December 16, two weeks after John Brown.
Marker Name: John Brown Raid
County: Franklin
Date Dedicated: 06/11/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: PA 233, 1 mile E. of Mont Alto
Category: African American, Underground Railroad
Website: [Web Link]
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