Greenfield's Path To Freedom

Greenfield's Path To Freedom. . , reenfield's 1799 founders took up the prohibition of slavery that their faith demanded and was set in the 1787 Northwest Ordinance., Greenfield played a significant role to abolish slavery culminating with the Civil War and continuing through the generations., Greenfield's path to freedom is a journey continually calling every person and generation to action. Today we take up our responsibilities to help everyone achieve their potential, to build a healthy, safe, and prosperous community for everyone., Underground Railroad Routes , Greenfield was an important stop on the route from Ripley through Hillsboro and Bloomingburg to Columbus. At Greenfield, the freight could be shipped directly to Bloomingburg or through South Salem and Frankfort. The route taken was determined by where slave catchers were active., In the rocky spring area south of Greenfield were Colonel Thomas Rogers, Samuel Strain, Squire William Wilson and James Douglass. They shipped through Greenfield to Adam Wilson west of Greenfield, or to South Salem. Adam Wilson could ship east into Greenfield or north to the David Bonner Farm and on to Ebenezer McElroy, Alexander Beatty, Robert Templeton or Hugh Ghormley. From these places the freight was sent to Bloomingburg, South Salem, or Frankfort., Smith tannery , Revolutionary War Veteran William Smith and his son, Samuel, built the Smith Tannery in 1821. It was used as the family's home with the tannery in the basement. The Smith Family were active members of the Abolition Society of Paint Valley and continued their membership when it became the Greenfield Anti-Slavery Society.