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Re: Springdale: John Brown's 1858 Raid/ Edwin & Barclay Copp

COPPOC, COPPOCK

Posted By: Melissa Mayhew Grandt (email)
Date: 2/14/2010 at 19:56:15

In Response To: Re: Springdale: John Brown's 1858 Raid/ Edwin & Barclay Copp (floyd pearce)

I believe they're actually referring to John Brown's infamous raid on Harper's Ferry, VA. He and many of his men trained in the Springdale (Cedar Co.), IA area the winters before the raid. And the Coppoc(k) brothers were part of the raid.

I've attached a link with more information on that raid.

John Brown and the Harpers Ferry Raid

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