First Taylor County Jail

Historical marker location:

Pruntytown, West Virginia

( Marker is on Valley Falls Road (County Route 18) south of U.S. 50, on the left when traveling south.)

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.