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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CCD_foundations-of-freedom_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Harpers Ferry, including Anthony Hall (to your left), played host to large and small scenes in the epic human struggle for freedom and equality. In this building, the superintendent of the national armory contemplated how to strengthen the nation'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CCB_st-johns-lutheran-church_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The Reverend Doctor Josiah P. Smeltzer laid the cornerstone of St. John's Lutheran Church on April 30, 1850. The building was completed two years later and dedicated on August 1, 1852. Little more than seven years had passed when, at dawn on Octob…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CC6_the-appalachian-trail-and-benton-mackaye_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The American Institute of Certified Plannershas designatedThe Appalachian Trailas aNational Planning LandmarkandBenton MacKayeas aNational Planning Pioneer
Conceived by Benton MacKaye in 1921 as a walking trail from New England to Georgia, the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CC1_branding-the-b-o_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Passengers in the late 1800s would have instantly recognized this building as the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad station. Known for their distinctive style and red-and-brown color scheme, the B&O designed their stations to give customers a comf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CBZ_pvt-luke-quinn_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Only Marine killed in John Brown's Raid - October 18, 1859
Pvt Luke Quinn came from Ireland in 1835, and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1855 in Brooklyn, NY. He was sent to sea duty, then transferred to Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C. He c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CBY_brackett-house_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Built in 1858, this house served as the home for the U.S. Armory superintendent's clerk. As an assistant to the superintendent, the clerk's responsibilities included drafting correspondence, filing reports, arranging schedules, and insuring the sm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CBG_nathan-cook-brackett_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Founder of Storer College
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CB6_morrell-house_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
This house was built in 1858 as quarters for the U.S. Armory paymaster's clerk and his family. This clerk helped the paymaster manage the armory's complex budget and payroll, and assisted also with the collection of government quarters' rent and t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGP7_sweets-for-harpers-ferry_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The enticing smell of bread, cakes, candies, and pies undoubtedly attracted many customers to Frederick Roeder's Confectionery, making it a prosperous business from 1845 to 1861. In addition to his store, it is reported that he carried small pies …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFJI_mere-machines-of-labor_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Work in the Smith and Forging Shop that stood here was dirty, smoky, noisy, and dangerous. Worse still, in the early 1800s armorers changed from skilled craftsmen - creating unique handcrafted weapons - into wage laborers tending machines for less…