John W. Davis

Historical marker location:

5022 Fairlawn Ave, Institute, West Virginia

( Marker can be reached from Fairlawn Avenue (West Virginia Route 25) 0.1 miles east of Barron Drive, 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.