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John Brown Farm State Historic Site

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John Brown Farm State Historic Site
John Brown's grave, 1896, S R Stoddard.
John Brown Farm State Historic Site is located in New York
John Brown Farm State Historic Site
Nearest cityLake Placid, New York
Built1849
NRHP reference No.72000840
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1972[1]
Designated NHLAugust 6, 1998[2]

The John Brown Farm State Historic Site includes the home and final resting place of abolitionist John Brown. It is located on John Brown Road in North Elba near Lake Placid, New York, where John Brown moved in 1849 to lead freed slaves in farming. In 1855, he moved to Kansas to support his sons' efforts to keep Kansas as a free-state under the popular sovereignty laws, leaving his wife and several of his children behind. Brown returned to visit his family at Lake Placid several times. In 1859, Brown attempted to start a liberation movement among enslaved African Americans by seizing the arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia). For this, he was tried for treason against the state of Virginia and was hanged.

The entire property purchased by John Brown and two sons in 1849 is preserved intact. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1998.[2][3]

  • Sculpture by Joseph P. Pollia
    Sculpture by Joseph P. Pollia
  • Farmhouse
    Farmhouse
  • John Brown's Tombstone, North Elba
    John Brown's Tombstone, North Elba
  • Parlor in John Brown's Farmhouse
    Parlor in John Brown's Farmhouse
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • First floor Bedroom
    First floor Bedroom
  • 2nd Floor Bedroom
    2nd Floor Bedroom

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "John Brown Farm and Gravesite". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 11, 2007.
  3. ^ Gobrecht, Lawrence E. (November 21, 1997). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: John Brown Farm and Gravesite" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Template:PDFlink
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