Indirect Firing

Historical marker location:

Fayetteville, West Virginia

( Marker is on Nickelville Road (County Route 19/1) north of Talbert Road, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1979

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.