'In 1859 John Brown, Kansas Abolitionist, and a part of followers seized this little engine house which was at the time serving as a government arsenal at Harpers Ferry, W. Va. The fort was dismantled in 1892 and shipped to the Columbian Exposition at Chicago, Ill. It was later returned to Harpers Ferry, where it is now being used as a museum on the campus of Storer College. This picture is an opposite side view of John Brown's Fort.' After this description was written and Storer College closed, the fort was moved back to the lower town near its original site.
'In 1859 John Brown, Kansas Abolitionist, and a part of followers seized this little engine house which was at the time serving as a government arsenal at Harpers Ferry, W. Va. The fort was dismanteled in 1892 and shipped to the Columbian Exposition at Chicago, Ill. It was laterreturned to Harpers Ferry, where it is now being used as a museum on the compus of Storer College. This picture is an opposite side view of John Brown's Fort.' 'From the West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission, State Capitol, Charleston 5, W. Va.'
A member and administrator of the Freewill Baptist congregation in New England, Curtis was one the founders of several mission schools established in the Shenandoah Valley to educated freed slaves and their children after the Civil War. Curtis was also instrumental in the founding of Storer College in Harpers Ferry.
Looking Down the Shenandoah River from Camp Hill; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Published by W.E. Dittmeyer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)Lockwood House on the Storer College campus can be seen at the top of Camp Hill, left side of the image.
Coralie Franklin Cook, Storer College, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
no date
Description:
Born in Lexington, Virginia in 1861 to enslaved parents, Cook attended Storer College in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, graduating in 1880 and later served on the Storer faculty as an assistant professor. Cook was also active in the NAACP and involved in the inner circles of the NAWSA, working for the passage of the 19th amendment.
Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1936
Description:
Named for Silas Curtis one of the first Trustees of Storer College in 1868. The church constructed 1889 -1896, held services for the Storer College students and it's own congregation.
Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
The church, built in 1889 through 1896, held worship services for Storer College students and its own congregation of mostly African-American residents from Harpers Ferry and Bolivar. It was named for New England minister and abolitionist, Reverend Silas Curtis, who was one of the moving forces in establishing Storer College. He served as a Trustee in the early years of the school.
Side View of Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Built over a period of seven years, 1889-1896, the building project suffered many financial setbacks. A money gift from the Silas Curtis estate for whom the church is named, assured its final completion.
