36 Lispenard Street
On September 3, 1838, human-rights activist Frederick Douglass escaped slavery in Maryland by disguising himself as a sailor and traveling North by carriage, train and boat. A few days later he arrived at 36 Lispenard Street, then a small brick building and a "Station" on the Underground Railroad. A network of secret "Conductors" and safe houses for fugitive slaves. Here, African-American abolitionist David Ruggles kept a reading room and operated a printing press where he published anti-slavery material, including "Mirror of Liberty," an abolitionist newspaper. The site also served as headquarters of the New York Vigilance Committee, on of the Nation's most active anti-slavery campaigns, which aided more than 1,000 freedom-seeking man, women and children.| HM Number | HMK4A |
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| Year Placed | 2006 |
| Placed By | New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 2:47pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 584175 N 4508152 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.72000000, -74.00333333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 43.2', W 74° 0.2' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 43' 12.00" N, 74° 0' 12.00" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 212, 646, 914, 917, 516, |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 334 Canal St, New York NY 10013, US |
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