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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Location. 39° 22.799′ N, 77° 42.884′ W. Marker is in Dargan, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker 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.
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 marker also named Kennedy Farm (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named John Brown (about 600 feet away); The Moler Family (approx. 2.1 miles away in West Virginia); Battle of Maryland Heights (approx. 2˝ miles away); Stone Fort (approx. 2.6 miles away); St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dargan.
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 269 times since then and 31 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.
