OWEN BROWN, ALTADENA'S FIRST CELEBRITY, PRESENTED AT ALTADENA, COMMUNITY CENTER, 7 22 2019

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Archive date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021 03:09:33 GMT

"Owen Brown-Altadena's First Celebrity" recounts the history of Owen Brown, the son of American abolitionist and insurrectionist, John Brown.  Owen participated with his father in the violent raid on ...
the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859. After many years in hiding, Owen and his brother Jason found their way to Pasadena where they lived together in the hills of West Altadena, until Owen's death and subsequent burial on Little Round Top.  The show describes pilgrimages to Owen’s grave, the struggle over access to the site, and the status of the grave and Owen’s stolen tombstone today.

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OWEN BROWN, ALTADENA'S FIRST CELEBRITY, PRESENTED AT ALTADENA, COMMUNITY CENTER, 7 22 2019

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