Underground Railroad /

Underground Railroad / (HM1IVD)

Location: Stockport, OH 43787 Morgan County
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N 39° 32.898', W 81° 47.401'

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Underground Railroad in Morgan County

Front Text : "Underground Railroad"
Some of the main Ohio Underground Railroad lines that fugitive slaves
used on their way from the Ohio River toward Canada and freedom
followed the Muskingum River. These lines, however, were not
easy. Under the 1793 and 1850 fugitive slave laws, runaway
slaves could be captured and returned to their owners. Therefore
fugitives traveling this route were led by "railroad conductors"
in a zig-zag pattern to elude the bounty hunters. And because
it was so dangerous and difficult many of the early runaways
were young men. Conductors hid slaves in caves, barns, and
secret places at or near the Underground Railroad. And many
people helped their friends and neighbors involved in these activities.
Various routes connected the Muskingum River from Belpre on
what is today State Route 339 to Waterford and Little Hocking
via State Route 555 to Putnam in Muskingum County.


Back Text : "Underground Railroad in Morgan County"
The main route of the Underground Railroad through Morgan County
followed the old Lancaster Road through Chesterhill, Pennsville, Rosseau,
Morganville, and Deavertown, a swathe of land about twenty-five miles
long and sixteen wide along the Muskingum River. One of the most
interesting Underground Railroad conductors on the route was a man
named Rial Cheadle. He was born in Stockport, was involved in stations
in several places in Morgan County, and worked with an Abolitionist
society in Big Bottom. He was a carpenter, button maker, and later
a teacher. Acting as a witless man and singing silly songs, Cheadle
fooled slave catchers who thought him incapable of helping fugitives.
Other people from Morgan County included members of the Quaker
community at Chesterhill, William Cope at Pennsville, and the Thomas Gray
family and Affallia, and Reuben Deaver at Deavertown. All were
instrumental in doing everything possible to help former slaves
to freedom.
Details
HM NumberHM1IVD
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number19- 58
Year Placed2009
Placed ByBellepre Historical Society the Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, January 19th, 2015 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 432121 N 4377922
Decimal Degrees39.54830000, -81.79001667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 32.898', W 81° 47.401'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 32' 53.88" N, 81° 47' 24.06" W
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Area Code(s)740
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1995 Broadway St, Stockport OH 43787, US
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