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Site of the Execution of John Brown
Ranson, West Virginia
Historical Marker Database · Chris Able
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THE STORY
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On Dec. 2, 1859, John Brown, leader of the raid at Harper’s Ferry, was executed at this site.
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Photo: Virginia Historical Society Archive
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Ranson, West Virginia · USA
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