Stop on the Underground Railroad

Stop on the Underground Railroad (HMTY7)

Location: Milwaukee, WI 53205 Milwaukee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 3.373', W 87° 56.009'

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Across Fond du Lac Avenue from this point was the Samuel Brown farm, part of the local Underground Railroad, a network of hiding places for escaping slaves. In July 1842, 16-year-old Caroline Quarlles, a runaway slave from St. Louis, was hidden on the Brown farm to avoid pursuing slave catchers. Milwaukee abolitionists then took her to Prairieville (now Waukesha) and from there she went to freedom in Ontario, Canada.

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HM NumberHMTY7
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Year Placed1995
Placed ByMilwaukee County Transit System Milwaukee County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 8:18am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 423982 N 4767480
Decimal Degrees43.05621667, -87.93348333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 3.373', W 87° 56.009'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 3' 22.38" N, 87° 56' 0.54" W
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Area Code(s)262, 414, 920
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1970-1998 N 17th St, Milwaukee WI 53205, US
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