Rokeby - Ferrisburgh
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N 44° 13.347 W 073° 14.342
18T E 640656 N 4898088
Home of Vermont folklore writer and Underground Railroad station
Waymark Code: WM9G33
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2010
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"ROKEBY"
Home of Rowland E. Robinson
Writer of Vermont Folklore
Here in 1833, Rowland E. Robinson was born of Quaker parentage. He became a popular illustrator and interpreter of nature and Yankee dialect. "Rokeby" was a station on the Underground R.R. Here are the blind author’s memorabilia. Open to the public during summer.
The marker mentions this being a station on the Underground Railroad. Local legend has it that the sheriff, reluctantly doing his duty to return escaped "property," would stop at a pub for a pint or two and make it known he was looking for runaways. This provided enough time for someone to warn people at Rokeby that the sheriff was coming.
Marker Name: Rokeby
Location: Ferrisburgh
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