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Underground railroad operated in the South Suburbs history
Illinois Governor John Beveridge described the underground railroad as moral action not legal, guiding fugitive slaves through stations in Wilmington Joliet Crete and around Will County. Key figures included Deacon Samuel Cushing Rev Arthur Porter Moses Cook John McCoy and the Batchelder family, with routes from Joliet and Wilmington toward Chicago and Lake Michigan. The Star notes a Joliet Crete and Crete Township network and recalls Shelter houses and secret passages aiding escape to Canada.
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