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John Brown and the Underground Railroad in Eastern Iowa
A look at John Brown s 1856 57 Iowa activities linking Kansas Missouri border fights to the Underground Railroad. Brown s party moved through Pedee Springdale and West Branch aiding escapees, training for Harpers Ferry, and facing Fugitive Slave Law risks under Iowa officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brown
Federal
Harpers Ferry
Iowa
Brown
Virginia
Traveler’s Rest
James Townsend
West Branch
Kansas
Missouri
Townsend
Tabor
Massachusetts-Kansas Free State Committee
Pedee
West Liberty
Cedar County
Annals of
Springdale
Underground
Chicago
Prairies
William Maxson
Carpenter
Steward Taylor
Jeremiah Anderson
George
Camp
Iowa City
Richmond
Des Moines
Barclay Coppoe
Samuel Kirkwood
Kirkwood
Coppee
the State Historical Society
Owa
Maxson