Jonathan Child House

Historical marker location:

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

( Marker can be reached from Shenandoah Street (Business U.S. 340), on the right when traveling east.)

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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.