Civil War Memorial

Historical marker location:

705 Tomlinson Ave, Moundsville, West Virginia

( Memorial is at the intersection of 7th Street (County Road 250/88) and Tomlinson Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 7th Street.)

Marker installed: 1909

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.