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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry, WV
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is the site of John Brown's 1859 raid on the federal armory, an event that fueled the abolitionist movement and was a catalyst for the Civil War. The park also interprets the town's role during the Civil War and the early history of Storer College, an institution for newly freed slaves.
Counter-Narrative
The myth this site refutes: that enslaved and oppressed people accepted their condition. Every stone here is evidence of refusal.
Associated Events
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National Park Service
Before & After This Era
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→ After · Early Republic
Sites in Conversation
"Both connected to John Brown"
"Both part of: American Civil War"
"Both part of: American Civil War"