Frederick Duckwall, Jr.

Historical marker location:

180 South Washington Street, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

( Marker is on South Washington Street (U.S. 522) south of Warren Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Lot #6.

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.