The L.A. gravesite of Owen Brown, the son of radical abolitionist John Brown, is expected to become a historical landmark. With it, historians hope to shed new light on the region’s anti-slav…
The gravesite of Owen Brown, an abolitionist who escaped the raid at Harper’s Ferry and moved to California in the 1860s, sits a short hike above Altadena as seen on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. It was recently nominated for Los Angeles County historical landmark. On the day the grave of Owen Brown became protected, historian Michele Zack hiked the short path to an obscure hilltop above Altadena where the abolitionist was laid to rest.
The gravesite of Owen Brown, an abolitionist who escaped the raid at Harper’s Ferry and moved to California in the 1860s, sits a short hike above Altadena as seen on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. It was recently approved for landmark status a Los Angeles County Historical Landmark. Historian Michele Zack, of the Owen Brown Gravesite Committee, visits his gravesite, which was recently nominated for designation as a Los Angeles County historical landmark, on Thursday, Feb.
Brown’s actions became legendary and many historians say they led up to the outbreak of the Civil War. Union soldiers rushing into battle sang this marching song for inspiration: “John Brown’s body lies a-molderin’ in the grave, John Brown’s body lies a-molderin’ in the grave, John Brown’s body lies a-molderin’ in the grave. His soul goes marching on!”
Owen Brown was said to be his father’s right-hand man. Historians say of all his siblings, he most resembled his father. His warrant for arrest in 1859 described him as “33 or 34 years of age, about six feet in height, fair complexion, though somewhat freckled — has red hair” and also “deep blue eyes.”
Someone knocked the grave marker down the hill but it was found, intact. A previous landowner attempted to bar public access to the gravesite with a “No Trespassing” sign, resulting in a 2006 ruling affirming the public has legal access to the site.
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