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1848 Woodford County KY Stampede

KY
Beginning Date
Saturday, October 7, 1848
Starting Point
Woodford County, KY
Route
Mid Points
Unknown
End Point
Unknown
Description

Armed with free passes, "about forty" enslaved people were planning a stampede from Woodford county, Kentucky on Saturday night, October 7, 1848. But the plot was discovered when one enslaved person confessed, and the escape "frustrated" before it could begin. 

Escape Attributes
Escape Numbers
40
Outcomes
Outcome
Recapture/Death
Sources
Related Documents
Lexington (KY) Atlas, "Stampede Frustrated," October 10, 1848
Baltimore (MD) Sun, "Stampede Frustrated," October 17, 1848
Pittsburgh (PA) Gazette, "Another Stampede - Doyle Convicted," October 19, 1848
Indianapolis (IN) Daily State Sentinel, "Stampede Frustrated," October 21, 1848
Charleston (SC) Mercury, "Another Stampede - Doyle Convicted," October 23, 1848
Augusta (ME) Farmer, "Another Slave Stampede in Kentucky," October 26, 1848
Boston (MA) Liberator, "Stampede Frustrated," October 27, 1848
Bellows Falls (VT) Vermont Chronicle, November 1, 1848
Grove Hill (AL) Herald, "Negro Stampede Frustrated," November 8, 1848
New Lisbon (OH) Anti-Slavery Bugle, "Another Slave Stampede -- Doyle Convicted," November 10, 1848
Rochester (NY) The North Star, "Stampede Frustrated," February 2, 1849
Notes on Sources

Baltimore (MD) Sun, "Stampede Frustrated," October 17, 1848

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