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slave escapes

Slave escapes Kansas Underground Railroad

May 31, 2018 jenkslaw Leave a comment

While the exact history from a primary source may be lost, I have read about two different creation stories of…

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Posted in: Lane Trail Blog Filed under: "john Brown", "underground railroad", john armstrong, john kagi
ball and chain

Ball and Chain on Slaves

April 18, 2018 jenkslaw Leave a comment

Kansas had a sophisticated Underground Railroad but on the western side of Missouri, I have found only one reference to…

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Posted in: Lane Trail Blog Filed under: "Civil War", "underground railroad"

The Underground Railroad on the Western Frontier – Podcast

April 16, 2018 jenkslaw Leave a comment

Click to listen to podcast about the exciting jail break of an Kansas Underground Railroad conductor.from a St. Joseph Missouri…

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Posted in: Lane Trail Blog Filed under: "underground railroad", charles doy, john doy, lawrence kansas, slaves

John Brown and The Last Train

February 6, 2018 jenkslaw Leave a comment

My first book, John Brown and The Last Train tells the little known story of John Brown and his 1858…

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Posted in: Lane Trail Blog Filed under: "bleeding kansas", "Civil War", "john Brown", "underground railroad", abolition, abolitionists, free state, lawrence, mayhew cabin, mount mitchell, slavery, underground, Wakarusa
Immortal 10

Geocaching up the Lane Trial

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A geocacher, Melissa Gard volunteered her time to install the caches at several Underground Railroad sites. Underground Railroad Kansas supplied…

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Posted in: Lane Trail Blog Filed under: "underground railroad", geocache, john kagi, mayhew cabin, mount mitchell, Wakarusa River

Immortal 10 Charles Doy

October 11, 2017 jenkslaw Leave a comment

Charles Doy had followed his father, Dr. John Doy, out from Rochester, New York in 1854. He claimed 160 acres…

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Posted in: Lane Trail Blog Filed under: "bleeding kansas", "Civil War", "john Brown", "underground railroad", James Lane, lawrence, slave, slavery, Wakarusa

Kansas Underground Railroad – Establishment

September 1, 2017 jenkslaw Leave a comment

The above photo contains the famous house and first Kansas Underground Railroad station operated by Caroline Scales. Many Freedom Seekers were hidden…

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Posted in: Lane Trail Blog Filed under: "bleeding kansas", "john Brown", "underground railroad", abolition, abolitionists, free state, Lanes' Trail, lawrence, slave, slavery

Samuel Tappen Immortal 10

August 31, 2017 jenkslaw Leave a comment

Samuel F. Tappan was not a member of the Immortal 10, but he had several connections to that group. Mr.…

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Posted in: Lane Trail Blog Filed under: "bleeding kansas", "john Brown", "underground railroad", abolition, abolitionists, border ruffians, free state, lawrence, Secret 6, slave, slavery, Wakarusa

The Immortal 10

August 4, 2017 jenkslaw Leave a comment

I have been posting short posts about some men who were part of the Immortal 10 from Lawrence Kansas. If…

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Posted in: Lane Trail Blog Filed under: "bleeding kansas", "Civil War", "john Brown", "underground railroad", abolition, abolitionists, border ruffians, free state, immortal 10, James Lane, john doy, Kansas, lawrence, quantrill, slave, slavery, Wakarusa

Joshua Pike and the Immortal 10

August 2, 2017 jenkslaw Leave a comment

Joshua A. Pike was one of the less well known members of the Immortal 10. He was born in 1832…

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Posted in: Lane Trail Blog Filed under: "bleeding kansas", "Civil War", "john Brown", "underground railroad", abolition, abolitionists, border ruffians, free state, immortal 10, James Lane, Kansas, Lanes' Trail, quantrill, slavery

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