Service Station

Historical marker location:

12 A Rd, Arthurdale, West Virginia

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of North Mountaineer Highway (West Virginia Route 92) and A Road, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1989

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.