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Tui's avatar

Your house and its connections just get more and more fascinating. I too love maps, so think it's splendid that you have found such an early one covering your homestead. I wonder if it's possible to get a copy and have it framed for your place? Was Willow Greens Farm on the underground railroad--if you've said, I've forgotten.

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Laura Lindsay's avatar

I've been thinking of looking into availability of the 1853 map. I agree it would be nice to have. As for the underground railroad, I haven't found any evidence of that. But I do have a civil war-era newsletter post percolating in the back of my mind, pending a bit more research. 😈

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Beth's avatar

This is fascinating!

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Laura Lindsay's avatar

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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Daphne Neveras-Lupfer's avatar

Super interesting! As I read, I wondered about what mindset would influence someone to repatriate to Liberia. And how they might have fared once they arrived. So much we just don’t know. Thanks for sharing!

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Laura Lindsay's avatar

I know what you mean. At the time, it was seen as a "solution" for free black people but there were some who saw its downsides. Here's an interesting piece about this movement: https://www.history.com/news/slavery-american-colonization-society-liberia

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