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Peru in Clinton County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Nathan Lapham Home Underground RR Site

 
 
Nathan Lapham Home Underground RR Site Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Basedow, December 31, 2021
1. Nathan Lapham Home Underground RR Site Marker
Inscription. N.Y. Senator Lapham (1860-1861) resided here where he fed and sheltered fugitive slaves escaping to Canada
 
Erected 2010 by Town of Peru.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Abolition & Underground RR. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
 
Location. 44° 34.495′ N, 73° 32.905′ W. Marker is in Peru, New York, in Clinton County. Marker is on River Road (County Road 37) 0.1 miles west of Barney Downs Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 123 River Rd, Peru NY 12972, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Goshen (within shouting distance of this marker); Underground Railroad (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Underground Railroad (approx. 1.2 miles away); Quaker Union (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Quaker Union (approx. 2.3 miles away); Keese Homestead (approx. 2.6 miles away); Schuyler Falls (approx. 3.4 miles away); Harkness Church (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Peru.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2022, by Michael Basedow of Peru, New York. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 21 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on January 1, 2022, by Michael Basedow of Peru, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
 
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