Raccoon Township near Bidwell in Gallia County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Freedom Seekers: Ohio and the Underground Railroad

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 3, 2024

1. Freedom Seekers: Ohio and the Underground Railroad Marker

Inscription.
This is one of the cabins built to house the 100 freed slaves who came to the Farm with Nehemiah Wood and his family in 1805.

It is noted that, "Uncle Albert Hurt first lived in the cabin near a sweet spring on Granny's Branch Fork." At one time a man named Thompson raised 9 girls in this home. Rio Grande College students often lived in the house, the last in 1952.

Two of the cabin's doors led to lean-to rooms, one of which was usually the kitchen.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1805.

Location. 38° 52.895′ N, 82° 21.861′ W. Marker is near Bidwell, Ohio, in Gallia County. It is in Raccoon Township. It is on Farmview Road (County Road 71) 0.7 miles north of Canoe Livery Road (County Road 73), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 630 Farmview Rd, Gallipolis OH 45631, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Village of Adamsville (here, next to this marker); Ingles Schoolhouse (a few steps from this marker); Appalachian Crafts (a few steps from this marker); Phillips Pioneer Home

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(a few steps from this marker); Adamsville Mercantile (within shouting distance of this marker); The Flood of March 1997 (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to the Adamsville Log Cabin Village (within shouting distance of this marker); Sorghum Mill (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line).

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 3, 2024

2. Freedom Seekers: Ohio and the Underground Railroad Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 662 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.