A Gateway to Freedom

A Gateway to Freedom (HMKMB)

Location: New Albany, IN 47150 Floyd County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 17.066', W 85° 49.183'

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As early as 1821, enslaved blacks seeking freedom crossed the Ohio River from Louisville to New Albany. Antebellum and Civil War periods brought more fugitives. Many freedom-seekers were aided by other slaves, free blacks, and anti-slavery whites — all risking violence and arrest. Not everyone who tried to escape succeeded.

(Reverse Side):Many freedom-seekers coming through New Albany achieved their goal, traveling as far north as Canada. 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.
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HM NumberHMKMB
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number22.2004.1
Year Placed2004
Placed ByThe Indiana Historical Bureau, the Floyd County Historical Society, & the Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology, IDNR
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 7:05pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 603225 N 4238033
Decimal Degrees38.28443333, -85.81971667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 17.066', W 85° 49.183'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 17' 3.96" N, 85° 49' 10.98" W
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Area Code(s)812
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 38-198 E 3rd St, New Albany IN 47150, US
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