John Brown's Fort on Murphy's Farm, Bolivar Heights, W. Va.

Identifier:

006601

Title:

John Brown's Fort on Murphy's Farm, Bolivar Heights, W. Va.

Date:

ca. 1900

Description:

Fort building stands in a field where two children are playing in the foreground. Inscription with the image, 'The present site of John Brown's Fort as it now stands in a field overlooking the Shenandoah River, in [West] Virginia, a few miles from where it originally stood at Harper's Ferry. It was placed here at the request of Kate Field, of Washington after it was exhibited at the World's Fair in Chicago.'

Subjects:

Counties--Jefferson., Buildings--West Virginia--Harpers Ferry.

Personal Names:

Brown, John, 1800-1859.

Geographic:

John Brown's Fort (Harpers Ferry, W. Va.), Bolivar (W. Va.), Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859.

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView