Kennedy Farm, Washington County, MD

Place Unit Type
Location or Site
Containing Unit
Washington County, MD

John Brown, Description of Kennedy Farm (Reynolds, 2005)

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Living conditions at the Kennedy farm were primitive and crowded. The farmhouse consisted of two rooms, one of the first floor and the other above it. The downstairs room served as kitchen, parlor, and living room. Upstairs was a dormitory, storage area, and military training space. Furniture was sparse. Boxes were used as seats, and the men slept on the floor. The dining table was made of rough boards.
David S. Reynolds, John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights, rev. ed. (New York: Vintage Books, 2005), 297-298.
Date Type
John Brown attacks Harpers Ferry Slavery/Abolition
Date Title
Philadelphia (PA) Christian Observer, "A Regular Abolition Conspiracy," October 27, 1859
Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, "Additional Particulars of the Insurrection," October 27, 1859
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