Bolivar in Jefferson County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
In Honor of Private Luke Quinn
Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 9, 2016
1. In Honor of Private Luke Quinn Marker
Killed 18 October 1859
During the capture of John Brown
Flagpole and gravesite rededicated by
Marine Corps League Detachment 1143
13 0ctober 2012
Erected 2012 by Marine Corps League Detachment 1143.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is October 18, 1859.
Location. 39° 19.267′ N, 77° 44.9′ W. Memorial is in Bolivar, West Virginia, in Jefferson County. It is on U.S. 340 0.1 miles west of Union Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Harpers Ferry WV 25425, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in the Eastern Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Simon Bolivar (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pre Civil War Spring House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bolivar Methodist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters (approx. 0.3 miles away); Heads versus Hands (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Heads versus Hands (approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Foundations of Freedom (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Private Luke Quinn – The Unlikely Celebrity of Harpers Ferry. "Free Republic" entry. (Submitted on April 15, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 9, 2017
2. In Honor of Private Luke Quinn
Memorial and headstone
Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 9, 2017
3. In Honor of Private Luke Quinn Marker
The rededicated memorial area. The marker is flat in the ground in front of the flagpole.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 9, 2017
4. Private Luke Quinn headstone
Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 9, 2017
5. Period USMC uniform
Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 9, 2017
6. St. Peter's Cemetery gates
Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 458 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on June 11, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 16, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
