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The Underground Railroad in the Adirondack Town of Chester / Donna Lagoy and Laura Seldman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lagoy, Donna, author.
- Seldman, Laura, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Underground Railroad--New York (State)--Chester (Warren County : Town).
- Underground Railroad.
- Fugitive slaves--New York (State)--Chester (Warren County : Town)--History--19th century.
- Fugitive slaves.
- Chester (Warren County, N.Y. : Town)--History--19th century.
- Chester (Warren County, N.Y. : Town).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (142 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I: Looking at History
- 1. Brief History of the Underground Railroad
- 2. Town of Chester History
- 3. THe Wellman Scale
- 4. Our Beginning
- Part II: Found
- 5. Underground Railroad Sites
- 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 Homestead: Interview with Bruce Robbins Sr.
- 6. Town of Chester Abolitionists
- Ezra B. Smith
- Nathan and James W. Tubbs
- William Hotchkiss
- Dr. Morgan Pritchard
- Myron Tripp
- Reverend Andrew D. Milne
- Reverend S.H. Foster
- 7. Two New Sites
- Warrensburg: Interview with LouAnn Springer
- Schroon Lake: Interview with Laura and Wayne Dewey
- 8. Material Culture
- Quilts
- Shoes
- Paul Revere Lantern
- Rope Beds
- 9. Archaeology
- Potteries
- Pipes
- Glass Bottles
- Looking Backward and Forward
- Appendix A. Timeline
- Appendix B. Gerrit Smith's Tour-Warren County 147
- Appendix C. Abel Brown's Memoirs-Chester 151
- Appendix D. Numbers of Runaway Slaves 155
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Authors.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781625857019
- 1625857012
- OCLC:
- 969442510
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