Saltpeter Caves

Historical marker location:

46 Laurel CreekRd, Greenville, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Laurel Creek Rd (West Virginia Route 122) and Greenville Road on Laurel Creek Rd.)

Marker installed: 1963

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.