Elizabeth Simpson Drewry

Historical marker location:

Northfork, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 52 and Steam Engine Drive (Local Route 52/19), on the right when traveling north on U.S. 52.)

Marker installed: 2005

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.