Geographic Center

Historical marker location:

Tesla, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Old Turnpike Road (Local Route 19/40) and Centralia Road (Local Route 17), on the right when traveling north on Old Turnpike Road.)

Marker installed: 1974

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.