WILLIAM CAMP GILDERSLEEVE (1795-1871)
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Love those abolitionists!
Waymark Code: WMX5T
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2006
Views: 39
Marker Text:
Prominent merchant and ardent abolitionist significant to the Underground Railroad in Wilkes-Barre. He provided refuge to fugitive slaves at his home and business near here. In 1853, Gildersleeve testified in a U.S. Supreme Court case, Maxwell vs. Righter, in which a fugitive, William Thomas, was shot and wounded by deputy U.S. marshals. The case and his testimony received national attention, especially in African American newspapers.
Marker Name: William Camp Gildersleeve (1795-1871)
County: Luzerne
Date Dedicated: 10/16/2004
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 20 East Ross St., Wilkes-Barre
Category: Underground Railroad, Entrepreneurs
Website: Not listed
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