Colonel Zackwill Morgan

Historical marker location:

Fairmont, West Virginia

( Marker can be reached from Overfort Lane east of Pricketts Fort Road (County Route 72), on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1927

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.