Capt. Ralph Stewart

Historical marker location:

Oceana, West Virginia

( Marker is on Cooke Parkway (West Virginia Route 10) 0.2 miles south of Kooperston Road (West Virginia Route 85), on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2009

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.