African-American Cabin - Tebbetts, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 37.246 W 091° 57.631
15S E 590490 N 4275206
Old photo is cabin on original site, new photos of where it sits now.
Waymark Code: WMT8NB
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2016
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County of cabin: Callaway County
Old location: Ridge Line off CR-485, N. of Tebbetts
New Location: CR-4011 next to post office, Tebbetts
Old photo: 1940
New Photo: 2016
Used to stand next to the Oakley Chapel (Nat.Reg.) for the African American community after slavery in the county
"Africans Americans in Callaway County
Callaway County had a large population of African Americans in the 1800s. In the 1830 census, the county ranked fifth in the state for the percentage of slaves at just over 30 percent of the population of the county's residents. By 1850, however, slaves made up 39.5 percent of the population of Callaway County. After they were freed, many of the former slaves stayed in the area and founded small communities such as the Ridge and Cave's Community.