Owen Brown’s gravesite sits atop a hill in Altadena at the northern end of El Prieto Road. A rustic slab of stone, along with smaller stones outlining the presumed shape of his body, marks the site.

Michele Zack, a member of the Altadena Heritage organization, stands next to the grave site of Owen Brown, the last surviving member of John Brown’s historic raid on Harpers Ferry who died in ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to designate the gravesite of abolitionist Owen Brown as a Los Angeles County Historical Landmark, marking the conclusion of a … ...