Historical Marker
Martinsburg
Historical marker location:
1316 Edwin Miller Blvd, Martinsburg, West Virginia
( Marker is on Edwin Miller Boulevard (West Virginia Route 9) east of Interstate 81, on the left when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1975
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.