Fort Fuller

Historical marker location:

287 S Mineral St, Keyser, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of South Mineral Street (U.S. 220) and State Street, on the right when traveling north on South Mineral Street.)

Marker installed: 2017

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.