Let It Be

Historical marker location:

820 6th St, Moundsville, West Virginia

( Memorial is at the intersection of Morton Avenue and 6th Street, on the right when traveling north on Morton Avenue.)

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.