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VANDALIA — The Underground Railroad Society of Cass County (URSCC) presents “Christmas at Bonine House” from 1 to 6 p.m. daily from Dec. 1 to 14 at the corner of Penn Road and M-60. The ...
On July 8, 1850, Theron J Wilcox was the colony's first postmaster and Ada Kinsbury is credited with being the area’s first merchant. and the Michigan Central Railroad built a station in 1871. [5] Vandalia hosted a station of the Underground Railroad. [6] An Underground Railroad memorial sign resides at Milo E. Barnes Park just off M-60. [7]
Two Underground Railroad lines operated in Michigan. One was the Quaker line, which brought freedom seekers north from the Ohio River. Another was the northeasterly route, the Illinois line, from St. Louis. [2] Cass County was the starting point for the Central Michigan Route that had stops every 15 miles between Cass County and Detroit, Michigan.
Underground Railroad promoter and station master and anti-slavery lecturer. The Guy Beckley House is on the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. [43] Erastus and Sarah Hussey — Battle Creek [44] Second Baptist Church — Detroit [17] Dr. Nathan M. Thomas House — Schoolcraft [17] Wright Modlin — Williamsville, Cass County.
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Cassopolis was a transit point on the Underground Railroad, by which sympathizers aided refugee slaves from the South to gain freedom in the North and in Canada. Some refugees continued through Michigan to settle in Canada in order to avoid risk under the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, which increased incentives for capture. [7]
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