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Tag: abolition

Abolition and the Underground Railroad in Essex County

September 19, 2023January 27, 2025 Gordon Harris5 Comments
Underground railroad in Massachusetts

A network of the Underground Railroad ran north along the coast from Boston to Salem, where it split into three trails; one continued through Beverly, Ipswich, Newburyport and West Newbury to Amesbury where escaped slaves were escorted into New Hampshire.

Posted in HistoryTagged abolition, slavery, Underground railroad

© Gordon Harris 2025

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