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"Quietly on the night of October 16, 1859,
Brown led his 17 raiders to battle. As planned the individuals carried out their
assignments. The telegraph wires were cut and the railroad-bridge watchman was
captured. The armory, arsenal and rifle works were easily taken. Little resistance
was met and no shots had been fired: Brown's scheme appeared to be working...."
- from Complete Guide to
the Olde Town Harpers Ferry,
by Stephen D. Brown
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complete story of John Brown, from youth to gallows, is told in Harpers Ferry's
John Brown Wax Museum. | |
