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That was the happiest time of my life.Storer alumna Ruby Reeler
Female students arriving here at the Cook Hall dormitory were greeted with a welcoming letter that advised them, "Here you will come as a refuge from the strangeness or perplexitie…
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The battle we wage is not for ourselves alone but for all true Americans.W.E.B. DuBois
In 1906, the Niagara Movement held its second annual meeting on the Storer College campus.
The Niagara Movement was the first national organization of Neg…
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The struggle of today is not altogether for today -it is for a vast future also.Abraham Lincoln
You are standing near what was once an international border. During the Civil War, the peak to your left lay within the Union state of Maryland. Lou…
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Harpers Ferry, including Anthony Hall (behind you to the right), played host to large and small scenes in the epic human struggle for freedom and equality. In this building, the superintendent of the national armory contemplated how to strengthen …
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The school and mission work are inseparably interwoven with each other.Storer teacher - Kate J. Anthony
The Curtis Memorial Freewill Baptist Church served as a spiritual anchor in the lives of both the students and the teachers of Storer Colleg…
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To the students ofStorer Collegewho fought in theCivil War1861 - 1865Spanish American War1898The World War1917 - 1919
May their illustrious example inspire usto a loyal senses of duty to our country.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CCN_heads-versus-hands_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
A national controversy regarding the education of African American students played out in the building before you. Throughout its history, Storer College faced great difficulty attracting funding. Most white benefactors favored trade school traini…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CCD_foundations-of-freedom_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Harpers Ferry, including Anthony Hall (to your left), played host to large and small scenes in the epic human struggle for freedom and equality. In this building, the superintendent of the national armory contemplated how to strengthen the nation'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CCB_st-johns-lutheran-church_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The Reverend Doctor Josiah P. Smeltzer laid the cornerstone of St. John's Lutheran Church on April 30, 1850. The building was completed two years later and dedicated on August 1, 1852. Little more than seven years had passed when, at dawn on Octob…
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The American Institute of Certified Plannershas designatedThe Appalachian Trailas aNational Planning LandmarkandBenton MacKayeas aNational Planning Pioneer
Conceived by Benton MacKaye in 1921 as a walking trail from New England to Georgia, the …