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EPISODE · Mar 13, 2019 · 8 MIN

John Brown's Ghost

from MountainLore · host Steve Gilly, Gena Gilly

It's said that the ghost of executed abolitionist firebrand John Brown still haunts Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, scene of his attempted takeover of the federal arsenal there in 1859.  Today we tell you some of these tales as well as give you a little bit of history about what happened there just before the Civil War. MountainLore is available on RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify and many other podcast apps.  Be sure to pick your favorite app and subscribe. Thanks for listening and sharing us with your friends.  Sweet dreams, podcast listeners...

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