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The Allstadt House and Ordinary was the home of John H. Allstadt. On the evening of October 16, 1859, John Brown and his "army" of would-be slave liberators launched their attack on Harpers Ferry from Kennedy Farm just across the Potomac River in …
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That this nation might have
a new birth of freedom,
That slavery should be removed
forever from American soil.
John Brown
and his 21 men gave their
lives.
To commemorate their
heroism, this tablet is
placed on this building,
…
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The Small Arsenal building that stood here from 1806—1861 was one of two warehouses for the nearby United States Armory. A Harpers Ferry visitor in 1821 described both buildings as "arsenals for the deposit of arms manufactured, consisting o…
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Thousands of blacks seeking refuge from slavery and protection behind Union lines fled to Harpers Ferry during the Civil War.
Recognizing the importance of education for former slaves, the government's Freedmen's Bureau began a school here in 1…
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Company A, 22nd New York State Militia, photographed near here during the summer of 1862. Note the house with a cannon in front of it behind the soldiers. It is still here today.
In May of 1862, during Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign, Union…
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Formerly Vestal's Gap. Historic gateway through the Blue Ridge into Shenandoah Valley. It was oftern used by Washington and by armies of the Blue and Gray, 1861-65. Here passed part of Braddock's army, 1755, en route to Fort Duquesne.
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He laid the foundation of the National Park Service. Defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will never come an end to the good that he has done.
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That was the happiest time of my life.Storer alumna Ruby Reeler
Female students arriving here at the Cook Hall dormitory were greeted with a welcoming letter that advised them, "Here you will come as a refuge from the strangeness or perplexitie…
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The battle we wage is not for ourselves alone but for all true Americans.W.E.B. DuBois
In 1906, the Niagara Movement held its second annual meeting on the Storer College campus.
The Niagara Movement was the first national organization of Neg…
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The struggle of today is not altogether for today -it is for a vast future also.Abraham Lincoln
You are standing near what was once an international border. During the Civil War, the peak to your left lay within the Union state of Maryland. Lou…