Shepherd College / Shepherdstown

Historical marker location:

5011 South Duke Street, Shepherdstown, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of South Duke Street (West Virginia Route 480) and Shepherd Grade Road, on the right when traveling west on South Duke Street.)

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.