Fugitive Slave Rescue PHMC Marker - Northeast African American Historic Places Map (sitios de interés)
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West Market and Liberty streets
Blairsville, PA
In April, 1858, citizens of Blairsville rescued a fugitive slave, Newton, from arrest by a U.S. Marshall and Virginia slave hunters. Lewis Johnson, a local black abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad, housed Newton. Indiana County was an important Underground Railroad stop.
In April, 1858, citizens of Blairsville rescued a fugitive slave, Newton, from arrest by a U.S. Marshall and Virginia slave hunters. Lewis Johnson, a local black abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad, housed Newton. Indiana County was an important Underground Railroad stop.
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