Historical Marker
Entler Hotel
Historical marker location:
129 East German Street, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of German Street (West Virginia Route 230) and Princess Street (West Virginia Route 230), on the right when traveling west on German Street.)
Built 1786.
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.