Beginning Date
Saturday, August 13, 1853
Starting Point
On Saturday night, August 13, 1853, 11 freedom seekers, who were not identified by name, escaped from a series of plantations "sixty miles back" of the Ohio river. Five managed to cross the river near Cincinnati, eluding slave catchers. The remaining six people were apparently recaptured.
Escape Numbers
11
Outcome
Recapture/Death
Freedom
Mixed