(East Face) In Commemoration of the "Christiana Riot" September 11, 1851, and the Treason Trials Sept. 29 - Dec. 17, 1851.
(North Face) Indicted for Treason US Circuit Court E.D. Pa. Aug. 1 1851: (list of 38 names).
(West Face) Tried Nov. …
The 1850 federal Fugitive Slave Act strengthened the position of slave-owners seeking to capture runaways. Pursuing four escaped slaves, Maryland farmer Edward Gorsuch arrived Sept. 11, 1851, at the Christiana home of William Parker, an African Am…