Historical Marker
Kingwood
Historical marker location:
101 W Main St, Kingwood, West Virginia
( Marker is on Main Street (West Virginia Route 7) just west of South Price Street, on the left when traveling west.)
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.