William Lemen

Historical marker location:

104 N Church St, Shepherdstown, West Virginia

( Memorial is on North Church Street just north of Old Queen Alley, on the right when traveling north.)

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.