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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YCA_riley-house_Charles-Town-WV.html
Built in 1826 as a private residence, this Federal style house was acquired by the War Department in 1837 and became U.S. Armory dwelling No. 55. Jefferson Davis signed the deed in 1852 when the government sold the house to Armory worker James Mil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YBZ_lock-graveyard-memorial_Charles-Town-WV.html
Lock Graveyard relocated by
W.V.D.O.H. from the Flynn Farm
on the north side of Harper's
Ferry Pike, east of Charles
Town, W.V.
February 27, 1989
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YBY_major-james-gibson_Charles-Town-WV.html
Major James Gibson
Son of Andrew Gibson and Sarah Hopkins,
was born August 10, 1776, at
Lancaster, Penna. Came to
Winchester, Virginia with
his parents in 1779.
Commissioned by
Governor Cabell in 1807
Captain of Hampshire County
Light I…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YBQ_revolutionary-war-soldier_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Revolutionary War Soldier
William Broadus
Born 1775
Died October 5, 1830
Lieutenant in the First Virginia Regiment
Commanded by Colonel George Gibson
Marker placed by
General Adam Steven Chapter, NSSAR
and
Virginia Society, NSSAR
April …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YBE_the-confederate-dead-a-war-memorial_Charles-Town-WV.html
Erected
to the memory of the
Confederate Dead
April 26, 1871
by the
Lee Memorial Association
of Jefferson County
———————
There's grandeur in graves, there's glory in gloom
For out of the gloom, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YBC_veterans-memorial-a-war-memorial_Charles-Town-WV.html
In Memoriam
Dedicated to the memory
of men and women who
served in the Armed Forces
of our country.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YAV_the-trial-of-john-brown_Charles-Town-WV.html
One of the most famous trials in American history was held in this building in 1859, when John Brown and his followers faced charges of treason against Virginia, inciting slaves to rebel, and murder. Judge Richard Parker presided.
The trial began…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YAD_allstadt-house_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The Allstadt House and Ordinary was the home of John H. Allstadt. On the evening of October 16, 1859, John Brown and his "army" of would-be slave liberators launched their attack on Harpers Ferry from Kennedy Farm just across the Potomac River in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VM2_john-brown-historical_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
That this nation might have
a new birth of freedom,
That slavery should be removed
forever from American soil.
John Brown
and his 21 men gave their
lives.
To commemorate their
heroism, this tablet is
placed on this building,
…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VM0_for-the-deposit-of-arms-historical_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The Small Arsenal building that stood here from 1806—1861 was one of two warehouses for the nearby United States Armory. A Harpers Ferry visitor in 1821 described both buildings as "arsenals for the deposit of arms manufactured, consisting o…