Historical Marker
John Frederick Blessing
Historical marker location:
303 East North Street, Charles Town, West Virginia
( Marker is on East North Street east of North Mildred Street, on the right when traveling east.)
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.