Interpretive map of John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry National Monument in 1955

Photograph

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Interpretive map of John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry National Monument in 1955

Entry/Object ID

IMG1011

Description

Interpretive map of John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry National Monument in 1955. In 1955 the state of West Virginia was beginning to acquire properties to donate to the NPS. This map was located on the original site of the armory fire engine-guard house which became known as John Brown's Fort. The location is marked today by a granite monument labeled simply "John Brown's Fort." This interpretive wayside map identified 10 locations pertinent to the raid starting with #1 the Kennedy Fair and ending with #10 the Jefferson County court house and Jail in nearby Charlestown. A type-written numbered legend to the map is visible in the upper left hand corner.

Acquisition

Accession

48

Source or Donor

Jefferson County Historical Society

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Propper, Walter

Place

* Untyped Place

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Notes

Date: 1955 circa Medium: Photographic Paper