Historical Marker
They Counted
Historical marker location:
461 Scotts Run Road, Osage, West Virginia
( Marker is on Scotts Run Road (County Road 19/25) near Number Three Hill (County Road 19/26), on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2021
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.