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Being only twenty miles from the Missouri border, Salem became an important depot on the Underground Railroad. A prominent member of the abolitionists was Henderson Lewelling. His house on West Main St. is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an Underground Railroad station. The Friends, however, had a dispute over the issue of ...
The Lewellings were abolitionists associated with the Society of Anti-Slavery Friends, and his home is thought to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. [3] The family left Salem for Oregon in 1847, taking the nursery with them. The Lewelling's continued to own the house after they left Salem, and Nelson Gibbs, the local Justice of the ...
It was among the destinations on last year's inaugural Iowa Underground Railroad Ride, a two-and-a-half day trip to Lewis from Tabor, another site of a surviving station in southwest Iowa.
Salem was a Quaker community and many of its residents were involved in the Underground Railroad. According to his son Mahlon, Peter was a conductor who helped runaway slaves on their escape to freedom. [2] Eli and Mary Bond acquired the house in 1851 after the Collins' relocated elsewhere in Iowa. Their son Titus was married to Peter and Sarah ...
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.
The elder Garretson's were opposed to slavery and their farm house was a stop on the Underground Railroad. [2] Owen farmed with his father, and eventually acquired his father's farm. He was involved locally and on the state level with the People's Party, served as a county supervisor, and on the boards of local institutions.
Mifflin farmstead set to open to the public in the spring. The first phase of the project, which will begin this fall, will involve construction of a new driveway, 30 parking spaces and an ADA ...
The Underground roller coaster at Adventureland gets an upgrade A new scene inside the Underground rollercoaster is seen at Adventureland on Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Altoona.