Marlborough, where it has remained. Harpers Ferry has attempted to retrieve the bell without success. In July 2011, Howard Swint, of Charleston, West Virginia, stated that the bell was taken without authorization. In legal terms, according to Swint, it was stolen, and still belongs to the federal government. Swint filed a lawsuit in Boston's US District Court but since the bell's original Federal records proving ownership were apparently lost in a fire, the judge dismissed the case without prejudice. Swint's legal actions generated controversy in the Marlborough area, but the bell has stayed in Massachusetts. Replica at Discovery Park of America An approximate replica of the firehouse was built in 2012 at the Discovery Park of America museum park in Union City, Tennessee. There is a marker explaining the link with John Brown's raid. See also Heyward Shepherd monument John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry Niagara Movement Storer College Notes References Further reading External links John Brown's Fort, National Park Service page. Photos and images of Fort held at Library of Congress Landmarks in West Virginia Fort Fort Infrastructure completed in 1848 Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Museums in Jefferson County, West Virginia History museums in West Virginia Historic American Buildings Survey in West Virginia Rebuilt buildings and structures in West Virginia Relocated buildings and structures in West Virginia Buildings and structures in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Storer College buildings African-American historic places Niagara Movement American Civil War museums in West Virginia John Brown sites Monuments and memorials to John Brown (abolitionist)