John Brown Obelisk - Harpers Ferry, WV
Posted by: bluesnote
N 39° 19.409 W 077° 43.786
18S E 264687 N 4356228
An obelisk memorial to John Brown.
Waymark Code: WMZWNB
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2019
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The plaque says, "Commemorated here is the original location of the "John Brown Fort" - the Federal Armory's fire-ending house, where abolitionist John Brown and his raiders were captured by U.S. Marines on October 18, 1859. If you look to the south, you will see the Fort about 150 feet from here. The Fort was first moved in 1891 and its original foundation covered by the railroad in 1892."
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