East Charlemont in Franklin County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Roger Hooker & Keziah Leavitt Homestead

1835-1885

Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 5, 2025

1. Roger Hooker & Keziah Leavitt Homestead Marker

Inscription.
The home was shared by Roger (President, Franklin County Anti-Slavery Society 1836, Vice President Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society 1838-39) and Chloe Maxwell Leavitt, parents of Roger Hooker.

The site was a safe house from 1838-1844 for Basil, Louisa Dorsey and their children, who were Freedom Seekers from Liberty, Maryland.

The Leavitt family played a significant but by no means solitary role in the active anti-slavery movement of Western Massachusetts.

Designated July 16, 2004

Erected 2004 by National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom / National Park Service (Department of the Interior).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Civil Rights. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 42° 37.119′ N, 72° 49.595′ W. Marker is in Charlemont, Massachusetts, in Franklin County. It is in East Charlemont. It is on Mohawk Trail (Massachusetts Route 2) east of Burrington Road, on the right when traveling west. Located near The Academy at Charlemont. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1351 MA-2, Charlemont MA 01339, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Pioneer Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies

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: Louisa Dorsey (approx. 0.3 miles away); General Hap Adams Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Charlemont 1950-1999 Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Charlemont World War I Honor Roll (approx. 2.3 miles away); Charlemont Civil War Honor Roll (approx. 2.3 miles away); Charlemont World War II Honor Roll (approx. 2.3 miles away); Charlemont Korean & Vietnam Wars Honor Roll (approx. 2.3 miles away); Taylor Fort Site (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlemont.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 5, 2025

2. Roger Hooker & Keziah Leavitt Homestead Marker

Roger Hooker & Keziah Leavitt Homestead image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 5, 2025

3. Roger Hooker & Keziah Leavitt Homestead

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 31, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.