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1856 Jamestown KY Stampede

KY
Beginning Date
Sunday, August 31, 1856
Starting Point
Jamestown, KY
Route
Mid Points
Unknown
End Point
Unknown
Description

On Sunday, August 31, 1856, five enslaved people, whose names were not recorded, escaped from Jamestown, Kentucky into Ohio. Their fate remains unknown. 

Escape Attributes
Escape Numbers
5
Outcomes
Outcome
Unknown
Sources
Related Documents
Boston (MA) Daily Atlas, "Negro Stampedes in Kentucky," September 16, 1856
Boston (MA) New England Farmer, September 20, 1856

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Contact

Director: Matthew Pinsker
House Divided Project
PO Box 1773 / 61 N. West Street
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA 17013
Email: hdivided@dickinson.edu
Tel: 717-245-1865

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