John Steuart Curry's "Tragic Prelude." In October 1859, a small town at the junction of two rivers became the focal point of one of the most dramatic and consequential events in American history. John ...
On the evening Oct. 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a raid he hoped would ignite a nationwide uprising against slavery. Tony Horwitz tells... Taking The Town: Harpers Ferry, W.Va., sits at the ...
Did you know that the United States Army officer, Colonel Robert E. Lee, who was sent to capture Brown in 1859, returned? Just three years later, that same man, now Confederate General Robert E. Lee, ...
It was rare, post-Civil War, for a Black couple to own a resort hotel. But in the newly-released book, we learn how they ...
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va.— Almost a 165 years ago, Abolitionist Leader John Brown raided the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry to make a stand against slavery and the “Voices of Harpers Ferry: Generations ...
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