Burrell Homestead

Burrell Homestead (HM19YW)

Location: Sheffield, OH 44054 Lorain County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 27.283', W 82° 6.25'

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In June 1815, Captain Jabez Burrell settled this land after coming from Sheffield, Massachusetts. Five years later the brick homestead was constructed. Five generations of the Burrell family occupied the homestead continuously from 1820 to January 2001 when Eleanor B. Burrell passed away. In 1836, the racially integrated Sheffield Manual Labor Institute, a branch of Oberlin College, was established at the Burrell Homestead, but the Institute closed the next year because the Ohio Legislature refused to grant its charter unless it excluded black students. From 1837 until the start of the Civil War, the homestead was a major stop on the Underground Railroad. Runaway slaves were hidden in the grain barn until Robbins Burrell could arrange for captains in Lorain, such as Aaron Root, to hide them on vessels for the trip across Lake Erie to freedom in Canada.
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HM NumberHM19YW
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number15-47
Year Placed2003
Placed ByThe Ohio Bicentennial Commission-The P&G Fund-The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 5:57pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 407778 N 4589825
Decimal Degrees41.45471667, -82.10416667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 27.283', W 82° 6.25'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 27' 16.98" N, 82° 6' 15.00" W
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Area Code(s)440
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2792 E River Rd, Sheffield OH 44054, US
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