Benjamin F. Kelley

Historical marker location:

Philippi, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Mansfield Drive (U.S. 250) and North Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Mansfield Drive.)

Marker installed: 2017

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, is the site of John Brown's raid in 1859, which is considered a major event leading up to the Civil War. Brown and his supporters attempted to seize the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in an effort to arm slaves and start a rebellion against slaveholders.