Historical Marker
May Moore Mound
Historical marker location:
17295 Huntington Rd, Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia
( Marker is on Huntington Road (West Virginia Route 2) south of Crab Creek Road (County Route 29), on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2009
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.