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Underground abolitionists in Meigs County Iowa Ohio
The article recounts Joshua Gardner in Rutland Ohio starting an early Underground Railroad operation around 1825. It details aiding a enslaved woman escaping from Virginia via the Ohio River area, Gardner’s constable stance, pursuit by the Wagner family, concealment at Crandle’s farm, a Bellows wagon escape to Canada, and a court dispute over the slave’s ownership. It ties into Meigs County residents known for abolitionist work before the Civil War.
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Meigs County
England
Joshua Gardner
Ohio
Ohio River
Virginia
Putland
Gardner
Rutland
Joe Giles
Canada
New Lima
Downington
Gardners
Caleb
Joshua
Meigs
Kerr Ruin
Mason City
Hertford
Lear
Scipio Township
Blacksmith Shore
Crandle
Wagners
Fae
Itali
California
Vardner
Arid Inc
Joshua Gardarr
Trant
Xoporthes
Stephen Ralph
Ralph
Benjamin Bellows
Bellows
Holts
Wagner
Chester
Bob Adams
Ohig
Adams
Vernon Cady
Columbus
Walter Church
Dela
Witness
Thirza Cable
Verna Grimm