A Dangerous Position

Historical marker location:

Bolivar, West Virginia

( Marker is on Bakerton Road (County Route 27), on the right when traveling north.)

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

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.