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 Reuben Deming - Kenosha, WI
N 42° 34.805 W 087° 49.133
16T E 432801 N 4714510
This marker is located in the Library Park at the corner of 7th Avenue and 60th Street in Kenosha. It is open to the public during daylight hours.
Waymark Code: WM4T19
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2008
Views: 20
"REUBEN
DEMING |
Deming was born in Vermont in 1789 and came to the
Village of Southport, later renamed Kenosha, in 1836.
Deming was a Methodist preacher and a staunch supporter of
the anti-slavery movement. For Methodists, slavery was
considered the worst of social wrongs.
In the 1850s, Kenosha was an active stop on the
"Underground Railroad." This "railroad" was a covert
network of people who hid southern slaves in their homes
before they were smuggled onto ships bound for Canada.
Deming's residence, originally located near this site, is
believed to have been a stop on the "Underground
Railroad." |
ERECTED 2002
WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY" |
Address:
7th Avenue & 60th St
Kenosha, WI USA
53140
Web site: [Web Link]
Site Details: daylight hours, free
Open to the public?: Public
Name of organization who placed the marker: Wisconsin Historical Society
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