First Abolition Publications 1A82 - Jonesborough, Tn.
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macleod1
N 36° 17.631 W 082° 28.476
17S E 367588 N 4017550
This marker in on West Main Street, Jonesborough. Washington County Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WM40Y2
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 06/20/2008
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On this site, in 1819-1820, were published The Manumission Intelligencer and The Emancipator. Edited and published by Elihu Embree and printed by Jacob Howard, these were the first periodicals in the United States devoted exclusively to the abolition of human slavery.
Info:http://www.historicmarkers.com/Tennessee/Washington_County_Tennessee/First_Abolition_Publications_1A82/
Marker Name: First Abolition Publications
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker Number: 1A82
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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