Daniel Kaufman - Boiling Springs, PA
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N 40° 08.893 W 077° 07.625
18T E 318818 N 4446377
Marker noting a member of the Underground Railroad and town founder.
Waymark Code: WM3FBT
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2008
Views: 27
Marker text is as follows:
An Underground Railroad agent from 1835 to 1847, when he was sued by a Maryland slave owner. He was ultimately fined $4,000 in 1852, in a case that drew wide attention. Kaufman had provided food and transportation to fugitive slaves passing through this area; his barn and a densely wooded area nearby furnished shelter. In 1845, Kaufman laid out the village of Boiling Springs, and he built his 301 Front Street home in 1880.
Marker Name: Daniel Kaufman
County: Cumberland
Date Dedicated: 05/25/2002
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 301 Front Street, Boiling Springs
Category: African American, Early Settlement, Underground Railroad
Website: [Web Link]
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