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Underground railroad in the Adirondack town of Chester
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"The Town of Chester in upstate Warren County, New York, was a secret haven for runaway slaves escaping to Canada along the Underground Railroad. The small Adirondack town holds as many as nine con...
"The Town of Chester in upstate Warren County, New York, was a secret haven for runaway slaves escaping to Canada along the Underground Railroad. The small Adirondack town holds as many as nine confirmed or suspected sites where fugitives once found shelter. Stories abound of residents discovering secret rooms containing beds and other artifacts within their homes. The first abolitionist pastor of the Darrowsville Wesleyan Church, Reverend Thomas Baker, reportedly hid fugitive slaves in the parsonage. Color photographs and interviews with current residents illuminate the region's hidden history with the Underground Railroad movement. With the support of the Historical Society of the Town of Chester, Donna Lagoy and Laura Seldman reveal these courageous stories of local families who risked everything in the pursuit of freedom for all."--Publisher's description.
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- Creator
- Donna Lagoy and Laura Seldman
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- Books
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- English
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- Charleston, SC : Published by The History Press, 2016
- ©2016
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- 173 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 1467119164, 9781467119160
- OCLC
- ocn949752155
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-166) and index.
- The Leggett homestead and Joseph Leggett: interview with Craig Leggett -- Oliver Arnold's Temperance Tavern: interview with Cathie Little -- Brayton-Dickenson-Carpenter house: interview with Barbara Davidson -- William Tripp house: interview with Mr. S -- The Hill house: interview with Marion Eagan -- Tyrell house: interview with Sally Baxter -- Igerna and the Ethan Perry house -- Charles Fowler and the Fowler homesteaded: interview with Bruce Robbins Sr. -- Ezra B. Smith -- Nathan and James W. Tubbs -- William Hotchkiss -- Dr. Morgan Pritchard -- Myron Tripp -- Reverend Andrew D. Milne -- Reverend S.H. Foster -- Warrensburg interview with LouAnn Springer -- Schroon Lake: interview with Laura and Wayne Dewey
Subjects
- Underground Railroad -- New York (State) -- Chester -- History.
- Underground Railroad -- New York (State) -- Warren County -- History.
- Underground Railroad -- New York (State) -- Adirondack Mountains -- History.
- Fugitive slaves -- New York (State) -- Chester -- History.
- Fugitive slaves -- New York (State) -- History.
- African Americans -- New York (State) -- Social conditions -- History.
- Chester (N.Y.) -- Social conditions.
- Chester (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.