John H. and Sarah Tibbets

John H. and Sarah Tibbets (HM1EMY)

Location: Madison, IN 47250 Jefferson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 50.173', W 85° 31.087'

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(Side One)
The Tibbets provided assistance to fugitive slaves here in their home (now part of National Park Service, Network to Freedom); John piloted them to the next safe haven. Both were members of Neil's Creek Anti-Slavery Society and Anti-Slavery Regular Baptist Church at College Hill. John served as a trustee for the church and Eleutherian College.

(Side Two)
Free blacks from Madison and surrounding area and white abolitionists helped fugitive slaves. The Underground Railroad refers to a widespread network of diverse people in the nineteenth century who aided slaves escaping to freedom from the southern U.S.
Details
HM NumberHM1EMY
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number39.2006.2
Year Placed2006
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau, Historic Eleutherian College, Lena McDole, and Tibbets Descendants
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 2:57am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 628617 N 4299644
Decimal Degrees38.83621667, -85.51811667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 50.173', W 85° 31.087'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 50' 10.38" N, 85° 31' 5.22" W
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Area Code(s)812
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6810 Boyd Rd, Madison IN 47250, US
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