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1855 Piedmont VA Stampede

VA
Beginning Date
Sunday, August 19, 1855
Starting Point
Piedmont, VA
Route
Mid Points
Unknown
End Point
Unknown
Description

On Sunday, August 19, 1855, six freedom seekers, who were not named, escaped from Piedmont, Virginia. They fled from enslavers Isaac Parsons, G.W. Blue, G.W. Washington, William Donaldson, and Isaac Baker. Their fate remains unknown. 

Escape Attributes
Escape Numbers
6
Outcomes
Outcome
Unknown
Sources
Related Documents
Washington (DC) Union, "Stampede," September 1, 1855

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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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