John Brown's Fort

building in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States
Place building Q6223427
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John Brown's Fort

Summary

John Brown's Fort is a building[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • John Brown's Fort is located in Harpers Ferry[3].
  • John Brown's Fort is in the country of United States[4].
  • John Brown's Fort's instance of is recorded as building[5].
  • John Brown's Fort is owned by Storer College[6].
  • John Brown is named after John Brown's Fort[7].
  • John Brown's Fort's Commons category is recorded as John Brown's Fort (Harpers Ferry National Historical Park)[8].
  • 1848 marks the founding of John Brown's Fort[9].
  • John Brown's Fort was dissolved in 1891[10].
  • John Brown's Fort's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.3234, 'longitude': -77.7299}[11].
  • John Brown's Fort's located on street is recorded as Shenandoah Street[12].
  • John Brown's Fort's significant event is recorded as John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry[13].
  • John Brown's Fort's date of official opening is recorded as 1849[14].
  • John Brown's Fort's native label is recorded as John Brown's Fort[15].
  • John Brown's Fort's located in protected area is recorded as Harpers Ferry National Historical Park[16].
  • John Brown's Fort's state of conservation is recorded as demolished or destroyed[17].

Body

Geography

John Brown's Fort is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Harpers Ferry[3].

Designation and Status

John Brown's Fort's instance of is recorded as building[5].

History and Context

1848 marks the founding of John Brown's Fort[9]. It is owned by Storer College[6]. John Brown is named after it[7].

Why It Matters

John Brown's Fort ranks in the top 4% of building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → John Brown's Fort (Harpers Ferry National Historical Park)
    Wikidata description → building in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States
    Imported from → —
    Significant event → John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 136439783, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/136439783 in United States"
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