Jefferson County Court House

Photograph

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Jefferson County Court House

Entry/Object ID

IMG2361

Description

Court House, Charlestown Verso reads: "Court House at Charlestown, W. Va. (then Virginia), where John Brown was tried and convicted on Nov. 2, 1859. The scaffold on which Brown was executed was afterwards built into the porch of a house, bought by a Confederate soldier, still the owner. It was taken to Chicago and then brought to Washington. The Kansas State Historical Society will probably become its permanent owner."

Acquisition

Accession

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Source or Donor

Found in collection

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Charles Town, West Virginia