Arthurdale

Historical marker location:

13272 N Mountaineer Hwy, Arthurdale, West Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of North Mountaineer Highway (West Virginia Route 92) and D Road 16, on the right when traveling south on North Mountaineer Highway.)

Marker installed: 1984

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.