Underground Railroad Station 47 Market Street - Salem NJ
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 39° 34.514 W 075° 27.951
18S E 459989 N 4380717
From 1836 through the Civil War, this house was a beacon to enslaved African Americans escaping north. Here abolitionists Abigail and Elizabeth Goodwin provided funds and supplies to the runaways for their journey to Freedom.
Waymark Code: WM12JZE
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2020
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Underground Railroad Station 47 Market Street-From 1836 through the Civil War, this house was a beacon to enslaved African Americans escaping north. Here abolitionists Abigail and Elizabeth Goodwin provided funds and supplies to the runaways for their journey to Freedom.
Address: 47 Market Street (SR 45) Salem, NJ USA 08079
Open to the public?: Public
Name of organization who placed the marker: Courtesy 1798 Fair Committee
Web site: Not listed
Site Details: Not listed
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