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Osawatomie (ō'səwŏt`əmē, ŏs'ə–), city (1990 pop. 4,590), Miami co., E Kans., on the Marais des Cygnes River; founded 1855 by the New England Emigrant Aid Company, inc. 1883. The town, once a station on the Underground Railroad Underground Railroad, in U.S. history, loosely organized system for helping fugitive slaves escape to Canada or to areas of safety in free states. It was run by local groups of Northern abolitionists , both white and free blacks. ..... Click the link for more information. , has a memorial park that contains the cabin where John Brown Brown, John, 1800–1859, American abolitionist, b. Torrington, Conn. He spent his boyhood in Ohio. Before he became prominent in the 1850s, his life had been a succession of business failures in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New York. ..... Click the link for more information. lived in 1856. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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1990 Enns Banner Olivia Keene, Pretz Holsteins, Osawatomie, Kan. Pauline Hopkins's source for much of her rendition of the sack of Osawatomie and John Brown's subsequent executions at Pottawatomie Creek is Franklin B. |
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