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Abolition & Underground RR Topic

 
By William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2013
John Brown Statue and Marker
401 ► Kansas, Miami County, Osawatomie — John Brown Statue — 1935 —
Near Main Street.
402 ► Kansas, Miami County, Osawatomie — Old Stone Church — Ad Astra Per Aspera — [To the stars through difficulties] —
On 6th Street north of Parker Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
403 ► Kansas, Miami County, Osawatomie — 6 — Old Stone Church — Osawatomie Driving Tour —
On 6th Street north of Parker Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
404 ► Kansas, Miami County, Osawatomie — 9 — Soldiers Monument — Osawatomie Driving Tour —
On Main Street at 9th Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
405 ► Kansas, Nemaha County, Sabetha — 32 — The Lane Trail —
On Acorn Road (U.S. 75) 0.8 miles 280th Road (State Highway 246), on the right when traveling south.
406 ► Kansas, Saline County, Salina — August Bondi — 1833-1907 — Jewish-American Abolitionist, Salina Resident —
On West Iron Avenue.
407 ► Kansas, Shawnee County, Topeka — A Turning Point for Equality —
On SE Monroe Street south of SE 15th Street, on the left when traveling south.
408 ► Kansas, Shawnee County, Topeka — 15 — Capital of Kansas
On 37th Street at Topeka Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on 37th Street. Reported permanently removed.
409 ► Kansas, Shawnee County, Topeka — Constitution Hall -Topeka — 1855 - —
On Kansas Avenue near SW 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
410 ► Kansas, Shawnee County, Topeka — Ichabod Washburn — 1798-1868 —
Near Southwest Jewell Avenue.
411 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Quindaro Bluffs — John Brown —
On 27th Street at Sewell Avenue, on the left when traveling north on 27th Street.
412 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Quindaro Bluffs — Quindaro Ruins Archaeological Park —
On North 27th Street.
413 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Quindaro Bluffs — Quindaro, Kansas — 1857 1862 — A Kansas City, Kansas Historic Site —
On 27th Street at Sewell Avenue, on the left when traveling north on 27th Street.
414 ► Kentucky, Boone County, Burlington — Passage To Freedom From Slavery — Memorial to the Undergrond Railroad in Boone County, Kentucky — Another Marker in Rabbit Hash —
Near Lower River Road.
415 ► Kentucky, Boyle County, Danville — 1606 — John Marshall Harlan / Kentucky's "Great Dissenter" — (1833-1911) —
On W Main Street.
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416 ► Kentucky, Bracken County, Germantown — 2076 — John Gregg Fee / Arnold Gragston — (1816–1901) /                                 —
On Bridgeville Road (Kentucky Route 875) south of Brooksville-Germantown Road ( Route 10), on the right when traveling south.
417 ► Kentucky, Campbell County, Bellevue — 1351 — Bellevue, Kentucky —
On Fairfield Avenue (Kentucky Route 8) near Patchen Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
418 ► Kentucky, Campbell County, Newport — 121 — General James Taylor Home —
On East Third Street at Overton Street, on the right when traveling west on East Third Street.
419 ► Kentucky, Daviess County, Maceo — 1241 — Uncle Tom Lived Here —
On U.S. 60 1.2 miles east of Kelly Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east.
420 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 2466 — Second Presbyterian Church —
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 25) at Ransom Avenue, on the right when traveling south on East Main Street.
421 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Historic South Hill — 2 — Thriving Black Entrepreneurs — Freed Blacks Lived in this Neighborhood — Downtown African-American Heritage Trail —
On South Limestone north of West Maxwell Street, on the left when traveling north.
422 ► Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort — 2235 — Emily Thomas Tubman House —
On Washington Street south of West Broadway Street, on the right when traveling south.
423 ► Kentucky, Green County, Greensburg — 846 — Lincoln's Law Partner —
On S. Main Street (U.S. 68) south of W. Columbia Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
424 ► Kentucky, Green County, Summersville — 719 — Lincoln's Mentor —
On Hudgins Highway (State Highway 569) at Hodgenville Road (State Highway 61), on the right when traveling west on Hudgins Highway.
425 ► Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Butchertown — Lincoln Memorial — [Louisville, Kentucky] —
On East River Road at E Witherspoon Street, on the right when traveling east on East River Road.
426 ► Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 2072 — Kentucky Fugitives to Canada —
On W. Main Street (U.S. 31W) at N. 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on W. Main Street.
427 ► Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 1990 — Slave Trading In Louisville / Garrison Slave Pen Site —
On S 2nd Street at W Main Street, on the right when traveling north on S 2nd Street.
428 ► Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — Freedom Park: A Journey to Freedom — The Underground Railroad —
On South 3rd Street south of West Cardinal Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
429 ► Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, University — The Freedom Park: A Journey to Freedom — The Free Black Community of Louisville —
On West Cardinal Boulevard at South 3rd Street ( Route 1020), on the right when traveling east on West Cardinal Boulevard.
430 ► Kentucky, Jessamine County, Nicholasville — African American Enlistment —
Near Danville Road Loop 2 0.4 miles south of Fitch Road.
431 ► Kentucky, Jessamine County, Nicholasville — The Thirteenth Amendment —
Near Danville Road Loop 2 0.4 miles south of Fitch Road.
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432 ► Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington — 1862 — First City Hall —
On Roebling Way (Kentucky Route 17) at Greenup Street, on the right when traveling north on Roebling Way.
433 ► Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington — James Bradley —
On Riverside Drive at Kennedy Street, on the left when traveling east on Riverside Drive.
434 ► Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington — 1863 — Slave Escape / Controversial Judgment —
On Main Street at West 6th Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
435 ► Kentucky, Kenton County, Ludlow — 2422 — Somerset Hall —
On Somerset Street at Ringgold Street, on the right when traveling east on Somerset Street.
436 ► Kentucky, Larue County, Hodgenville — Slavery in the Valley —
Near Bardstown Road (U.S. 31E) north of White City Road ( Route 470), on the left when traveling north.
437 ► Kentucky, Madison County, Berea — 1767 — Church of Christ, Union —
On Main Street S at Prospect Street ( Route 21) on Main Street S.
438 ► Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 533 — "Lion of White Hall"
On Lexington Road (US 25 / US 421) at Boonesborough Road, on the right when traveling south on Lexington Road (US 25 / US 421). Reported missing.
439 ► Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — 533 — “Lion of White Hall” —
On White Hall Shrine Road (Kentucky Route 3055) 0.1 miles west of U.S. 421, on the right when traveling west.
440 ► Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Abraham Lincoln & Cassius Marcellus Clay — Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Heritage Trail —
Near White Hall Shrine Road (Kentucky Route 3055) 0.4 miles south of Fox Town Road.
441 ► Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — Kentucky & the Emancipation Proclamation — Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Heritage Trail —
Near White Hall Shrine Road (Kentucky Route 3055) 0.4 miles south of Fox Town Road.
442 ► Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond — White Hall State Historic Site —
Near White Hall Shrine Road (Kentucky Route 3055) 0.4 miles south of Fox Town Road.
443 ► Kentucky, Mason County, Maysville — Paxton Inn —
On Paxton Street at Old Main Street ( Route 2515), on the left when traveling east on Paxton Street.
444 ► Kentucky, Mason County, Maysville — 2206 — Ryan-Pogue House / H. E. Pogue Distillery Co. —
On West 2nd Street/Mary Ingles Highway 0.3 miles north of Dryden Lane, on the right when traveling north.
445 ► Kentucky, Mason County, Maysville — Underground Rail Road — Circa 1840 —
Near East McDonald Parkway 0.1 miles Limestone Street.
446 ► Kentucky, Mason County, Maysville, Old Washington — Harriet Beecher Stowe —
On Old Main Street (Kentucky Route 2515) north of Jail Street, on the right when traveling north.
447 ► Kentucky, Mason County, Maysville, Old Washington — Harriet Beecher Stowe Slavery to Freedom Museum — c.1807 —
On Old Main Street (Kentucky Route 2515) north of Jail Street, on the right when traveling north.
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448 ► Kentucky, Meade County, Brandenburg — Underground Railroad Statue —
On Water Street, on the right when traveling west.
449 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — Abolitionism, War, Emancipation —
Near East Stephen Foster Avenue (U.S. 150) east of Bloomfield Road (U.S. 62).
450 ► Kentucky, Oldham County, La Grange — 2536 — James and Amanda Mount Home / J.C. Barnett Library and Archives —
On North 2nd Avenue south of West Jefferson Street ( Route 146), on the right when traveling south.
451 ► Kentucky, Oldham County, Westport — 2594 — Westport Courthouse / The Courthouse and Enslavement —
On Westport Road (Kentucky Route 524) west of 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
452 ► Kentucky, Trimble County, Bedford — 1822 — Trimble County Jail —
On Main Street (U.S. 421) south of Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
453 ► Kentucky, Trimble County, Milton — 1099 — Petticoat Abolitionist —
On Peck Pike Road (Kentucky Route 625 at milepost 12) at Liberty Road ( Route 1256), on the left when traveling south on Peck Pike Road.
454 ► Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Donaldsonville — Freedom Seekers —
On Williams Street east of Lessard Street, on the right when traveling east.
455 ► Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Donaldsonville — Louisiana's Underground Railroad — Why Learn About The Underground Railroad In Louisiana? —
On Williams Street east of Lessard Street, on the left when traveling east.
456 ► Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Donaldsonville — The Culture —
Near Williams Street east of Lessard Street, on the right when traveling east.
457 ► Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Donaldsonville — The Swamp —
On Williams Street east of Lessard Street, on the left.
458 ► Louisiana, Grant Parish, Pollock — Oction House —
On Howard Street (State Highway 8) near Haney Street, on the left when traveling west.
459 ► Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Derry — Escaped! Freedom Seekers in 1804 —
Near Louisiana Route 119 1 mile north of Highway 1, on the right when traveling north.
460 ► Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Derry — Escaped! Freedom Seekers in 1863 —
Near Louisiana 119 (at milepost 119), 1 mile north of Highway 1, on the right when traveling north.
461 ► Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Natchez — Escaped! Freedom Seekers in 1863-1864 —
Near Louisiana 494 (State Highway 494) near State Highway 119.
462 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Brunswick — Harriet Beecher Stowe House —
On Federal Street at Maple Street, on the right when traveling north on Federal Street.
463 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Brunswick, Merepoint — The Harriet Beecher Stowe House — 63 Federal Street —
Near Federal Street at Maple Street, on the left when traveling south.
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464 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Portland, Downtown — 11 — First Parish Church, Unitarian Universalist — Portland Maine Freedom Trail —
On Congress Street at Temple Street, on the left when traveling north on Congress Street.
465 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Portland, Downtown — Hack Stand of Reuben Ruby — Portland Freedom Trail —
On Federal Street at Temple Street, on the left when traveling north on Federal Street.
466 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Portland, East Bayside — Christopher Christian Manuel — 1781 - 1845 — Portland Freedom Trail —
On Congress Street near Mountfort Street, on the right when traveling north.
467 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Portland, East Bayside — Eastern Cemetery — Portland Freedom Trail —
On Congress Street at Mountfort Street, on the right on Congress Street.
468 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Portland, East Bayside — 1 — Franklin Street Wharf — Portland Freedom Trail —
On Commercial Street (U.S. 1) at Franklin Arterial (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling north on Commercial Street.
469 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Portland, East Bayside — Hack Stand of Charles H.L. Pierre — Portland Freedom Trail —
On Middle Street at India Street, on the right when traveling west on Middle Street.
470 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Portland, East Bayside — Home of Amos No๋ and Christiana Williams Freeman — Portland Freedom Trail —
On Federal Street at Hancock Street, on the left when traveling south on Federal Street.
471 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Portland, East Bayside — 5 — Home of Charles Frederick Eastman, Harriet Stephenson Eastman, and her father, Alexander Stephenson — Portland Freedom Trail —
On Newbury Street at Mountfort Street, on the right when traveling east on Newbury Street.
472 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Portland, East Bayside — 7 — Home of Elias and Elizabeth Widgery Thomas — Portland Freedom Trail —
On Congress Street at India Street, on the right when traveling north on Congress Street.
473 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Portland, East Bayside — The Abyssinian Church —
On Newbury Street near Mountfort Street, on the left when traveling north.
474 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Portland, East End — Charles F. Eastman — Conductor on the Underground Railroad & Entrepreneur — Portland Freedom Trail —
On Congress Street at North Street, on the left when traveling north on Congress Street.
475 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Portland, East End — The poet & the view —
On Eastern Promenade at Morning Street, on the right when traveling north on Eastern Promenade.
476 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Portland, Old Port — 9 — Friends (Quaker) Meeting House — Portland Maine Freedom Trail —
On Pearl Street at Federal Street, on the right when traveling north on Pearl Street.
477 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Portland, Old Port — Home of Deacon Brown Thurston, 32 Union Street — Portland Freedom Trail —
On Fore Street at Union Street, on the left when traveling east on Fore Street.
478 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Portland, Old Port — 13 — Mariner's Church — Portland Maine Freedom Trail —
On Moulton Street south of Wharf Street, on the left when traveling south.
479 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Portland, Old Port — 12 — Secondhand Clothing Store of Lloyd Scott — Portland Freedom Trail —
On Exchange Street, on the left when traveling north.
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480 ► Maine, Kennebec County, Augusta — 26 — An Ornament to the City / Un joyau de la ville — Augusta, Maine — The Museum in the Streets —
On Water Street north of Oak Street, on the left when traveling north.
481 ► Maine, Kennebec County, Augusta — 12 — Maine's Voice Against Slavery / Le Maine Proteste Contre l'Esclavage — Augusta, Maine - The Civil War — The Museum in the Streets —
On Winthrop Street at Wyman Street, on the right on Winthrop Street.
482 ► Maine, Kennebec County, Augusta — 10 — The American Rembrandt's Augusta Home / Maison du Rembrandt d'Augusta — Augusta, Maine – The Civil War — The Museum in the Streetsฎ —
On Winthrop Street just west of Pleasant Street, on the right when traveling west.
483 ► Maine, Penobscot County, Brewer — Chamberlain - Freedom Park — Brewer Historical Society —
Near North Main Street (Maine Route 178) at State Street, on the right when traveling south.
484 ► Maine, Penobscot County, Brewer — John Holyoke House —
Near North Main Street (Maine Route 178) at State Street ( Route 15B), on the right when traveling south.
485 ► Maine, York County, Biddeford — 12 — Journal Building in 1916 / Le Bโtiment du Journal Quododien en 1916 — Biddeford, Maine — The Museum in the Streetsฎ —
On Adams Street south of Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
486 ► Maine, York County, Biddeford — 20 — McArthur Library / La Biblioth่que McArthur —
On Main Street just west of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west.
487 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Crossroads of America Mural —
On Canal Street 0.1 miles south of Baltimore Street, on the left when traveling south.
488 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Crossroads of America Mural —
On Canal Street 0.1 miles north of West Harrison Street, on the left when traveling north.
489 ► Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis — Dred Scott, 1799 - 1858 — Freedom Denied by the United States Supreme Court
On State Circle. Reported permanently removed.
490 ► Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis — Roger Brooke Taney, 1777 - 1864 — Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
On State Circle. Reported permanently removed.
491 ► Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Crownsville — Belvoir —
On Generals Highway (Maryland Route 178) at Rockbridge Academy Belvoir Estate, on the right when traveling west on Generals Highway.
492 ► Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Highland Beach — Highland Beach Maryland — Founded 1893 • Incorporated 1922 —
On Wayman Avenue at Bay Avenue when traveling north on Wayman Avenue.
493 ► Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Highland Beach — Twin Oaks — National Historic Register — 3200 Wayman Ave. —
On Wayman Avenue.
494 ► Maryland, Baltimore, Bolton Hill — Hugh Lennox Bond — 1828-1893 —
On West Lanvale Street, on the right when traveling east.
495 ► Maryland, Baltimore, Bromo Arts District — Black slavery in and around Lexington Market —
On West Lexington Street just west of North Eutaw Street, on the left when traveling west.
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496 ► Maryland, Baltimore, Bromo Arts District — Robert & Rosetta — Oletha Devane and Christopher Kojzar — 2022 —
On West Lexington Street at North Eutaw Street, in the median on West Lexington Street.
497 ► Maryland, Baltimore, Canton — Frederick Douglass' Escape from Slavery —
On Boston Street just east of South Kenwood Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
498 ► Maryland, Baltimore, Canton — The Railroad to Freedom —
On Boston Street just east of South Kenwood Street, on the right when traveling east.
499 ► Maryland, Baltimore, Carroll Park — Mount Clare — Freedom Seekers at Georgia Plantation — National Underground Railroad-Network to Freedom —
On Washington Blvd..
500 ► Maryland, Baltimore, Cherry Hill Park — Cherry Hill —
On South Hanover Street (Maryland Route 2), on the right when traveling north.

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