Jerry Rescue Monument - Syracuse, New York
N 43° 03.042 W 076° 09.200
18T E 406070 N 4767090
The Jerry Rescue Monument in Syracuse, New York is dedicated in commemmoration of the rescue on October 1, 1851, of a fugitive slave by the name of Jerry (also known by the name of William Henry) by abolishionists.
Waymark Code: WM3E9
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2005
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member jeff35080
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Federal marshalls, accompanied by local Syracuse policemen, arrested barrelmaker Jerry under the Fugitive Slave Law. Once Jerry learned the reason for his arrest, he resisted but was quickly subdued. Word quickly spread of his arrest, a sympathetic crowd gathered in an unsuccessful attempt to rescue him. However, a second and better planned rescue was successful. When officials determined that the crowd had become too large to resist, the prisoner was surrendered to those fighting for his freedom. Jerry was eventually taken by wagon to Oswego, where he safely crossed Lake Ontario and into Canada.

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