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1848 Kentucky Stampede

KY
Beginning Date
Wednesday, November 1, 1848
Starting Point
Kentucky
Route
Mid Points
Unknown
End Point
Unknown
Description

In mid-November 1848, a group of seven freedom seekers passed through Cleveland en route to Canada. Reports do not specify where the escapees originated from, though they likely escaped from Kentucky.

Escape Attributes
Escape Numbers
7
Outcomes
Outcome
Unknown
Sources
Related Documents
Detroit (MI) Free Press, "A Stampede," November 21, 1848

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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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