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John Brown's Fort Monument at Harper's Ferry, marking the spot where his fort stood before it was taken to the Chicago World's Fair; The Government placed this Monument here, also the five following tablets marking the spot where the Government Arsenal stood at the time John Brown held it, they describe the capture of Harper's Ferry in full

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Avey, Elijah

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Capture and execution of John Brown; a tale of martyrdom; by Elijah Avey, eye witness.

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division. The New York Public Library

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