Dargan in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
John Brown, 59, Hanged
In Memoriam
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 25, 2017
1. John Brown, 59, Hanged Marker
To the Provisional Army of the United States of America
and their presence at Kennedy Farm the Summer of 1859
John Brown, 59, Hanged
Annie Brown, 16, Sent Home
Martha Brown, 17, Sent Home
John Henry Kagi, 24, Killed
Aaron Dwight Stevens, 28, Hanged
Owen Brown, 34, Escaped
Oliver Brown, 19, Killed
Jeremiah Goldsmith Anderson, 26, Killed
John E. Cook, 29, Hanged
Charles Plummer Tidd, 25, Escaped
William Thompson, 26, Killed
Dauphin Osgood Thompson, 21, Killed
Albert Hazlett, 22, Hanged
Watson Brown, 20, Killed
Edwin Coppoc, 24, Hanged
Barclay Coppoc, 20, Escaped
John Anthony Copeland, Jr., 25, Hanged
William H. Leeman, 20, Killed
Stewart Taylor, 22, Killed
Osborn Perry Anderson, 29, Escaped
Dangerfield Newby, 44, Killed
Lewis Sheridan Leary, 24, Killed
Shields Green, 23, Hanged
Francis Jackson Meriam, 21, Escaped
“ I John Brown am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land; will never be purged away; but with blood. I had as I now think; vainly flattered myself that without very much bloodshed; it might be done ”
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 31, 1859.
Location. 39° 22.799′ N, 77° 42.884′ W. Marker is in Dargan, Maryland, in Washington County. It is on Chestnut Grove Road 0.7 miles north of Harpers Ferry Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2406 Chestnut Grove Rd, Sharpsburg MD 21782, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Baltimore Metro Region and in Western Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Confederate Invasion (within shouting distance of this marker); Kennedy Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); a different
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 25, 2017
2. John Brown, 59, Hanged Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 25, 2017
3. John Brown, 59, Hanged Marker
At the Kennedy Farm
At the Kennedy Farm
The marker is in the lower right corner of this photo.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 25, 2017
4. The Kennedy Farm House
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 572 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 26, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
