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Harper's Ferry, Virginia (in today's West Virginia).
John Brown
John Brown's raid and capture of the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia was a step towards his goal of starting a slave rebellion. The arsenal provided Brown with the weapons needed for the revolt.
The Government arsenal at Harper's Ferry
The raid led to the capture of John Brown and the survivors of his band.
John Brown was executed following his raid on Harper's Ferry, VA. Harper's Ferry was a military arsenal. He was planning an armed insurrection.
John Brown
The famous raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry took place in the state of Virginia. It was perpetrated by John Brown and his gang. Several, including Brown, were hanged for it.
John Brown
John Brown
The site of the federal arsenal where a militant abolitionist, John Brown, led the famous raid in 1859 is Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Brown, along with a group of followers, hoped to incite a slave rebellion by seizing weapons from the arsenal. The raid was ultimately unsuccessful, and Brown was captured, tried, and executed.