John Brown’s Fort

John Brown's Fort was initially built in 1848 for use as a guard and fire engine house by the federal Harpers Ferry Armory, in .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Armory Firehouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include John Brown Museum and White Hall Tavern.

Museum
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Museum
Photo: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum.

Railway station
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is a railway station in . It is served by the Amtrak Floridian intercity service as well as the MARC Brunswick Line commuter service. is situated 680 feet northwest of John Brown’s Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harpers Ferry and Loudoun Heights.

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is a historic town of 285 people in the northern corner of the just inside . It is a natural transportation hub: the Shenandoah River empties into the Potomac there.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States, near and . It is located in the Between the Hills region of the county along Harpers Ferry Road and is bounded to its northwest and northeast by the on the .

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , United States. Its population was 188 as of the 2010 census.

John Brown’s Fort

Latitude
39.32305° or 39° 19′ 23″ north
Longitude
-77.72953° or 77° 43′ 46″ west
Elevation
266 feet (81 metres)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
87F487FC+65
Open­Street­Map ID
way 136439783
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11468063
Wiki­data ID
Q6223427
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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“John Brown’s Fort” goes by many names.
  • French: “fort de John Brown”
  • French: “Fort de John Brown”
  • Italian: “Fortino di John Brown”
  • Japanese: “ジョン・ブラウンズ・フォート”
  • Japanese: “ジョン・ブラウン砦”

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