Fugitive Slave Rescue - Blairsville, Pennsylvania
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Fugitive Slave Rescue Historical Marker tells of a runaway rescue, is located along W. Market Street in Blairsville, Pennsylvania
Waymark Code: WM14A47
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2021
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Location: W Market St. at Liberty St., near community park and gazebo, Blairsville
Marker Text: In April, 1858, citizens of Blairsville rescued a fugitive slave, Newman, from arrest by a U.S. Marshall and Virginia slave hunters. Lewis Johnson, a local black abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad, housed Newman. Indiana County was an important UGRR stop.
Address:
W Market St. at Liberty St
Blairsville, PA United States
15717
Web site: [Web Link]
Open to the public?: Public
Name of organization who placed the marker: The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
Site Details: Not listed
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