The John Brown Farm and Gravesite was the home and is the 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. Giving up on that effort in 1855, he moved to Kansas; he returned to visit his family several times later. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Lake Placid is a village of 2,638 in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, near the center of the Town of North Elba and named after an adjacent lake. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Brown John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was the first white American abolitionist to advocate and practice insurrection as a means to the abolition of slavery. ... North Elba is a town located in Essex County, New York. ... Lake Placid is a village of 2,638 in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, near the center of the Town of North Elba and named after an adjacent lake. ...

It is a National Historic Landmark. The entire property purchased by John Brown and two sons in 1849 is preserved intact. This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ...

External Links

• John Brown Farm and Gravesite -- NPS summary
• "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: John Brown Farm and Gravesite", November 21, 1997, by Lawrence E. Gobrecht. PDF (137 KB) and corresponding photos, exterior, from 1996, courtesy of the National Park ServicePDF (946 KB) (Accessed September 5, 2007)

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