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1854 Mason County KY Stampede

KY
Beginning Date
Saturday, July 1, 1854
Starting Point
Mason County, KY
Route
Mid Points
Unknown
End Point
Unknown
Description

Sometime in late June or early July 1854, a group of seven freedom seekers escaped from Maysville, Kentucky. Their fate remains unknown. 

Escape Attributes
Escape Numbers
7
Outcomes
Outcome
Unknown
Sources
Related Documents
Washington (DC) Daily Evening Star, "Slave Stampede," July 5, 1854

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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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