Obelisk for Abolitionist John Brown
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member Jeremy
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This obelisk was erected to honor the abolitionist John Brown's raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, VA. The raid has been considered one of the triggers for the US Civil War.
Waymark Code: WMQW
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2005
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member jeff35080
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John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist who played a major part in the history of slavery in the United States leading up to the American Civil War. Brown took part in the violence during the Bleeding Kansas crisis, but his most famous action was his leadership of the raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (in modern-day West Virginia). The killings that followed, Brown's subsequent capture by Robert E. Lee, his trial, and execution by hanging are generally considered an important part of the origins of the Civil War.

Brown's nicknames were Oswatomie Brown, Old Man Brown, Captain Brown and Old Brown of Kansas. His aliases were "Nelson Hawkins," "Shabel Morgan," and "Isaac Smith." Later the song "John Brown's Body" became a Union marching song during the Civil War.

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