Richard Henderson
N 41° 38.165 W 080° 08.907
17T E 570924 N 4609722
Pa Historic Marker in Meadville, next to a church.
Waymark Code: WMTGQ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/07/2006
Views: 43
This marker is dedicated to Richard Henderson, an escaped slave who helped many others in their own escape to freedom. he used his own home as a stop on "The Underground Railroad."
Marker Text:
Born a slave in Maryland in 1801, he escaped as a boy and about 1824 came to Meadville. A barber, he was long active in the Underground Railroad. His Arch Street house, since torn down, is estimated to have harbored some 500 runaway slaves prior to the Civil War.
Marker Name: Richard Henderson
County: Crawford
Date Dedicated: 06/01/1980
Marker Type: City
Location: Liberty & Arch Sts., Meadville
Category: African American, Professions & Vocations, Underground Railroad
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