John Steuart Curry's "Tragic Prelude." In October 1859, a small town at the junction of two rivers became the focal point of one of the most dramatic and consequential events in American history. John ...

The party -- The puritan -- The pioneer -- The patriarch -- The pauper -- The plan -- Pottawatomie -- Pariah and legend -- The promoter -- Plotting multiculturally ...

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park will host 2026 programs celebrating the 250th anniversary of American independence.

Abolitionist John Brown and his armed followers snuck into the town of Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, which is now West Virginia, as most of its residents slept. They took around 60 local people as ...

NMAH copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. In this book the author tells the tale of the daring insurrection that put America on the path to bloody war. Plotted in secret, launched in the ...

What happened at a small firehouse changed history. As a history lover, I wanted to visit Harpers Ferry, West Virginia for years. Here, I can almost relive the events that took place in October 1859 ...

John Brown held a meeting to discuss liberating slaves via a guerrilla war — just before his infamous raid on Harpers Ferry.

A North Country organization is hosting its annual birthday celebration for John Brown on Saturday. The famous abolitionist spent the later years of his life in the Adirondacks. He was executed in ...