harper's ferry

     

In 1859 John Brown raided the arsenal of this town, now West Virginia's easternmost

Trivia about harper's ferry

  • The U.S. arsenal at this Shenandoah Valley location was raided October 16, 1859
  • 2 of Brown's sons were killed during the attack on the federal arsenal at this site October 16, 1859
  • The U.S. abandoned the arsenal at this site in 1861, 2 years after a raid by John Brown