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Harpers Ferry Raid: Quick Facts

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Date October 16, 1859 - October 18, 1859
Location Harpers Ferry • United States • West Virginia
Context American Civil War

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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.
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 history of John Brown's abolitionist uprising
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