Jeffersonville in Clark County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Hannah Toliver
Photographed by Pat Filippone, November 25, 2016
1. Hannah Toliver Marker
Side A
Emancipation Proclamation (1863) did not free slaves in Kentucky. In April 1864, Hannah Toliver, a free black woman living in Jeffersonville, was arrested for aiding a fugitive slave from Kentucky. In May, she was convicted and sentenced to seven years in the Kentucky Penitentiary; she was pardoned January 5, 1865 and returned to Jeffersonville.
Toliver and other blacks risked their freedom aiding fugitives. Slavery in U.S. abolished December 1865.
The underground railroad refers to a widespread network of diverse people in the nineteenth century who aided slaves escaping to freedom from the Southern U.S.
Erected 2008 by Indiana Historical Bureau, City of Jeffersonville, and Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology IDNR. (Marker Number 10.2008.01.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Women. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 5, 1865.
Location. 38° 16.14′ N, 85° 44.384′ W. Marker is in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in Clark County. It is at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Pearl Street, on the right when traveling east
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Regionally, this marker is in Southern Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old Jeffersonville (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Big Four Railroad Bridge (about 600 feet away); Monumental Memories (about 600 feet away); Flooding (about 700 feet away); The History of Preservation Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grisamore House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Big Four Bridge Collapse (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jeffersonville.
Photographed by Pat Filippone, November 25, 2016
2. Hannah Toliver Marker
Side B
Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2017, by Pat Filippone of Stockton, California. This page has been viewed 1,323 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 1, 2017, by Pat Filippone of Stockton, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
