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oct 24, 1859 - Harpers Ferry

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Historically, Harpers Ferry is best known for John Brown's raid in 1859, in which he attempted to use the town and the weapons in its Federal Armory (munitions plant) as the base for a slave revolt, planned to expand south into Virginia. At that time and until 1863, it was part of Virginia.

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oct 24, 1859
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~ 166 years ago