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LA Designated Abolitionist Owen Brown’s Gravesite as an Historic Landmark
His father was executed in December 1859 for leading a raid on the U.S. Armory at Harpers Ferry in Virginia to expand the Underground Railroad and spark a liberation movement to end American slavery.
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John Brown
He also participated in the Underground Railroad and, in 1851 ... 5 blacks and 16 whites -- raided the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Brown was wounded and quickly captured, and moved to ...
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Harpers Ferry
As a vital early American town, Harpers Ferry has been the site of a number of historical events. It was a point of supply for Meriwether Lewis’s Corps of Discovery, the site of John Brown’s ...
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John Brown
He also participated in the Underground Railroad and, in 1851 ... 5 blacks and 16 whites -- raided the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Brown was wounded and quickly captured, and moved to ...