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Illustration of John Brown and his followers inside the engine house at Harpers Ferry armory, some wounded, as armed men prepare for the U.S. Marines to break through the door in 1859.
The history of John Brown's abolitionist uprising
Locator map highlighting Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in northeastern West Virginia, near the borders with Maryland and Virginia. The map shows surrounding states including Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and the proximity to Washington, D.C., with an inset globe indicating the park's location in the eastern United States. Storming Harpers Ferry The armory's fire engine and guard house The capture of John Brown
The tumultuous presidency of James Buchanan
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The history of John Brown's abolitionist uprising
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Harpers Ferry Raid
John Brown and others inside the engine house of the Harpers Ferry armory just before...
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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia
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Storming Harpers Ferry
U.S. Marines storming the armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now in West Virginia),...
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The armory's fire engine and guard house
A photograph of the armory building that John Brown and his followers seized in Harpers...
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The capture of John Brown
Illustration of wounded abolitionist John Brown captured by United States Marines...
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