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JOHN BROWN’S HANGING SITE. Address – S. Samuel Street. Between December 2, 1859 and March 1860, John Brown and six members of the Provisional Army were hanged in Charles Town for their revolt against slavery in Harpers Ferry. John Brown was hanged on December 2, 1859; John A. Copeland Jr., Shields Green (both were young black men), Edwin Coppic, and John E. Cook were hanged on December 16, 1859; and Albert Hazlet and Aaron Stevens were hanged on March 16, 1860. The hanging site is located on South Samuel Street, and is a Jefferson County Historical Landmark.