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John Brown Farm State Historic Site

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John Brown Farm State Historic Site

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The John Brown Farm State Historic Site includes the home and final resting place of abolitionist John Brown. It is located on John Brown Road in North Elba near Lake Placid, New York, where John Brown moved in 1849 to lead freed slaves in farming. In 1855, he moved to Kansas to support his sons' efforts to keep Kansas as a free-state under the popular sovereignty laws, leaving his wife and several of his children behind. Brown returned to visit his family at Lake Placid several times. In 1859, Brown attempted to start a liberation movement among enslaved African Americans by seizing the arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia). For this, he was tried for treason against the state of Virginia and was hanged.The entire property purchased by John Brown and two sons in 1849 is preserved intact. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1998.

Address: 115 John Brown Road, Lake Placid (New York) 12946
Phone: (518) 523-3900
State: NY
City: Lake Placid
Street Number: 115 John Brown Road
Zip Code: 12946
categories: museum, monument


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Reviews
One of the most important and beautiful historic site's I have have ever been too. The John Brown Farm State Historic Site is surrounded by the serene Adirondack Mountains. John Brown lived at the farm and was later buried here. The site includes the farmhouse where he lived, his gravesite, a memorial, a barn, hiking trails, and a visitor center. Brown lived at the house for less than a year, and it was actually his family who lived at the farm. Brown moved to the area because he was broke and needed a place where his family would be safe. Gerrit Smith was an abolitionist who was giving away land to blacks in the Adirondacks agreed to give John Brown 40 acres and this became Brown's farm in the Adirondacks. Brown knew that he would not spend much time here was in Kansas fighting against slavery in the 1850's. The house does have artifacts from John Brown's time there. The floorboards in the house are original. Other parts of it have been renovated for historic preservation. In the barn, there is an exhibit about Timbuctoo, the community of freed slaves that John Brown's house was a part of. Tours of the house are given at the top of the hour. The hiking trails in the area are scenic and the visitor center has trail maps for them. You can visit the grounds for free and donations are accepted. A very important site that should be viewed by all.
A beautiful place and a part of American history. Bitter and difficult as it may be, it is a place all should visit. I've visited many times over the years, most recently during February 2023, when the park and buildings themselves are not open. It has a character all its own in winter. It reminds one how tough the Adirondacks must have been to live in during the winter in the 1850s.
Great, well maintained trails and impactful history. This place is worth the stop!Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitPrice for adult entryFree
Highly recommend making a stop here while in the area. The history of this place is so important.Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNoPrice for adult entryFree
While vacationing in the area, we decided to stop at the historical John Brown Farm. When you first pull up to the site, you notice the bronze statue of Brown with an African American boy. Memorial Field has many cards posted with various instances of injustice that have taken place over time to people and it just made me so said to read some of them. It made me stop and think that at any time, no matter the situation, that that could have been me. As you walk down the path that takes you to the house, the small cemetary of where Brown is buried is to the left. A large bolder with two bronze placards tells of who all is buried with Brown. Across from the bolder are other grave markers, those of his children. Upon entering the house, the parlor is to your right. The room is modestly furnished and the only two pieces that actually belong to Brown and his wife are the wooden desk and bookcase. The other pieces allow you to get a sense of, what the furnishing may have looked like during that time. If time permits, I would love to take another tour of the house and barn before we leave the area to go back home, mostly to take more photos of inside the home and barn. If you love history then you definitely want to stop and check it out. Definetly worth stopping. Operate on donations from the public.
Great historical grounds to visit outside of the village. Put this on your list if in town.
I was 2 hours away from John Brown's place, and I said if I don't do it now, who knows when I'll get back to it! I'm so glad that I stopped. I spent 3 hours there. I visited his grave first, then the barn where there was an exhibit called "Timbuktoo sp" which detailed the history of abolitionism and Black farming communities in the area which drew Brown to settle there in 1849. Then I went to the family house and took a guided tour. The guide was super-informative, and I came away from this visit with a lot more knowledge about John Brown etc. Oh, and another item to recommend a visit: the setting! It's a gorgeous farm in the Adirondacks, and it was a beautiful if smokey day, vistas of the nearby mountain peaks, lots of fields, flowers, and forests. Do yourself a favor: if you like history even a tiny bit, try to visit John Brown's site if you're within a few hours' drive. You'll be glad you did. If the average adult visited this place and came away nonplussed or feeling that it was boring, you'd have to smack them around a bit to make sure they're actually "alive".
This was a real gem - mostly because of the physical space. The info about John Brown and seeing the graves was very moving. They had had a Juneteenth celebration with some very moving and meaningful signs. Regardless, we really enjoyed walking around the beautiful grounds - those can be a really added bonus to your trip to a moving and very meaningful historic site.
An amazing piece of history in a beautiful setting. The tribute to Black Lives Matter was stirring regardless of your politics. His soul goes marching on!
I had a very nice time touring the John Brown House. I was very impressed by the way the land it has been presented to the public. The New York State Preservation Society could have just shown the Historic site the way it is and solely focus on the life of John Brown, but instead they use the site as a solemn ground with headstones for many killed because of racism, police brutality, or by terrorist organizations. It is worth taking the time to see if you are in or around Saranac Lake area.
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