Loyalsock Township near Williamsport in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Freedom Road Cemetery

Photographed By Paul Crumlish, June 24, 2011

1. Freedom Road Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Daniel Hughes, a lumber raftsman on the Susquehanna, lived here, 1854-80. In the years ending with the Civil War, he brought fugitive slaves here from Maryland, protecting them before they continued north via the Underground Railroad. Hughes gave part of his land for a cemetery, and among those buried here are nine known African-American veterans of the Civil War. The cemetery has borne its present name since 1936.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.

Location. 41° 15.732′ N, 77° 0.612′ W. Marker is near Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County. It is in Loyalsock Township. Marker is on Freedom Road, 0.4 miles north of Bloomingrove Road (County Road 45). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Williamsport PA 17701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Repasz Band (approx. one mile away); A. Boyd Cummings (approx. one mile away); Jane Cummings Brandon (approx. one mile away); Kenneth L. Cooper Band Shell (approx. one mile away); Oliver Sterling Metzler Memorial Gate (approx. 1.2 miles away); Fultz Quadrangle (approx. 1.2 miles away); Preachers' Aid Society

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); Old Main (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsport.

Also see . . .
1. News of Yesteryear - Daniel Hughes: Giant of Freedom Road. The story of the Underground Railroad in Lycoming County contains many heroic and courageous persons but none towers over the story so literally and figuratively, as does Daniel Hughes. (Submitted on June 28, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

2. Freedom Road Cemetery - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Wide view of the Freedom Road Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Paul Crumlish, June 24, 2011

2. Wide view of the Freedom Road Cemetery Marker

The marker stands at the stairs to the Freedom Road Cemetery.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 816 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.