John Brown’s Fort was originally used in 1848 as the Armory’s fire engine and guard house. During the Civil War, the Fort was used as a prison and a supply house. John Brown’s Fort was the only armory to survive the civil war. In 1891, the fort was sold, dismantled and transported to Chicago where it was displayed near The World’s Columbian Exposition. However, this exhibit was not very popular, so it was once again dismantled. In 1894, a campaign was started to return the fort to Harpers Ferry, led by journalist Kate Field. In 1895, John Brown’s Fort was rebuilt on the Murphy Farm, located about 3 miles from the town of Harpers Ferry. In 1909, on the 50th Anniversary of John Brown’s Raid, the building was purchased and moved to the campus of Storer College located on Camp Hill in Harpers Ferry where it was used as a museum. Finally, in 1960 the fort was acquired by the National Park Service, and in 1968 it was returned to the lower town of Harpers Ferry. The fort currently sits approximately 150 feet east of where it was originally built, due to the fort’s original site being covered with a railroad embankment in 1894.
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Cannonball Deli, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, WV, USA
Distance: 0.08 Away
Battle Grounds Bakery & Coffee, High Street, Harpers Ferry, WV, USA
Distance: 0.12 Away
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Green Tree Tavern, South King Street, Leesburg, VA, USA
Distance: 16.86 Away
2825 Locust Hill Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22901, USA
Distance: 98.83 Away
Locust Hill - Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis, Owensville Road, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Distance: 98.84 Away
Fallingwater Museum Store, Mill Run Road, Mill Run, PA, USA
Distance: 100.83 Away
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Ohiopyle State Park, Main Street, Ohiopyle, PA, USA
Distance: 101.21 Away
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Idlewild & Soak Zone, Lincoln Highway, Ligonier, PA, USA
Distance: 104.66 Away
Zenclay Pottery Studio, University Avenue, Morgantown, WV, USA
Distance: 121.15 Away
850 Pittsburgh Street, Springdale, PA 15144, USA
Distance: 137.33 Away
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Churchview Farm LLC, Churchview Avenue Extension, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Distance: 138.15 Away
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