Camp Lightfoot

Historical marker location:

Helen, West Virginia

( Marker can be reached from Foreman Bottom Road west of Tams Highway (West Virginia Route 16).)

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.