GDG- Underground Railroad Locations

Lisa lisam3860 at earthlink.net
Mon Jun 4 19:13:01 CDT 2007 

If you are ubterested in Jack Hopkuns, his son or some of the stories 
mentioned in the previous posts, see either Volume 11 of the Adams County 
Historical Society's 2005 journal, or next time you visit Gettysburg look up 
a Licensed Town Guide.  These is just one of many like stories the Town 
Guides have researched and share with visitors.

Lisa Malandra
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jack" <jlawrence at kc.rr.com>
To: "GDG" <gettysburg at arthes.com>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: GDG- Underground Railroad Locations


> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> Thanks Walter. I liked the man when I first herad about him.
>
> I remember seeing the marker outside of his house, but it struck  me as so 
> vague and PC you don't get the flavor of the man.  IIRC, it is a local 
> marker, not a NPS marker.
>
> Like the ESSO marker, posssibly the cheesiest marker in the history of 
> markers :>).
> Regards,
>
> Jack
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <waltermolly at earthlink.net>
> To: "GDG" <gettysburg at arthes.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 6:00 PM
> Subject: Re: GDG- Underground Railroad Locations
>
>
>> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>>
>>
>> Jack,
>>
>> He was incredibly popular - know as the unofficial 'president' of the
>> college.  His son, Jack jr., served in the USCT and is buried in Lincoln
>> Cemetery in GBG. The house he lived in on Washington Street was purchased
>> from Abraham Brian, he of the Brian house on Cemetery Ridge.
>>
>> Walter
>>
>>
>>> [Original Message]
>>> From: <jlawrence at kc.rr.com>
>>> To: GDG <gettysburg at arthes.com>
>>> Date: 6/4/2007 4:44:58 PM
>>> Subject: Re: GDG- Underground Railroad Locations
>>>
>>> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>>>
>>>
>>> thanks walter.
>>>
>>> this is why I don't like to cite sources-i can't remember.
>>>
>>> I have heard that when he retired, the party spilled into the street
>>> and they danced around the block. must have been a heck of a guy.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Jack
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Molly and Walter Wells <waltermolly at earthlink.net>
>>> Date: Monday, June 4, 2007 2:54 pm
>>> Subject: Re: GDG- Underground Railroad Locations
>>> To: GDG <gettysburg at arthes.com>
>>>
>>> > Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Jack Hopkins was the college's janitor.
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > >From: jlawrence at kc.rr.com
>>> > >Sent: Jun 4, 2007 2:51 PM
>>> > >To: GDG <gettysburg at arthes.com>
>>> > >Subject: Re: GDG- Underground Railroad Locations
>>> > >
>>> > >Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >There is a place up on Culp's hill that has been referred to as a
>>> > "man
>>> > >made cave".
>>> > >
>>> > >You can see it from the tower up there when the undergrowth is gone.
>>> > >
>>> > >There was a group at the college that was called the "black
>>> > ducks"
>>> > >that was supposed to be active in moving slaves.
>>> > >
>>> > >The janitor at the college was supposed to be active in the
>>> > movement.
>>> > >Jack something (there is a marker outside his house).
>>> > >
>>> > >Finally, I have seen the Dobbin's house listed on at least one
>>> > list as
>>> > >being a stoip for escaped slaves.
>>> > >
>>> > >The Dobbins family did own slaves, but no longer owned Dobbins
>>> > when
>>> > >the railroad was at its Zenith. Send me a private E-Mail and I'll
>>> > get
>>> > >you some references.
>>> > >
>>> > >My take on this is that the underground RR was not a railroad
>>> > with
>>> > >stops. It was a network of people who, occaisionally or often,
>>> > helped
>>> > >move slaves from the south to safe havens in the North.
>>> > >
>>> > >Gettysburg was more of a place they were routed through and any
>>> > so
>>> > >called "stops" were more like temporary respites. I imagine,
>>> > using
>>> > >that definition, there were many such places in the area.
>>> > >
>>> > >If you are looking for places of refuge, Yellow Hill and Quaker
>>> > valley
>>> > >would be a good guess, I believe.
>>> > >
>>> > >Regards,
>>> > >
>>> > >Jack
>>> > >
>>> > >----- Original Message -----
>>> > >From: Margaret Rock <mrock at embarqmail.com>
>>> > >Date: Monday, June 4, 2007 1:14 pm
>>> > >Subject: Re: GDG- Underground Railroad Locations
>>> > >To: GDG <gettysburg at arthes.com>
>>> > >
>>> > >> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >> This is not a topic I am very familiar with but I believe
>>> > >> McAllister's Mill
>>> > >> was a stop.
>>> > >> Regards,
>>> > >> Peggy
>>> > >> ----- Original Message -----
>>> > >> From: "The Mills" <chbmills at embarqmail.com>
>>> > >> To: gettysburg at gdg.org
>>> > >> Sent: Monday, June 4, 2007 1:50:23 PM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
>>> > >> Subject: GDG- Underground Railroad Locations
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Hello All:
>>> > >>
>>> > >> I was curious, how many underground railroad locations were
>>> > there
>>> > >> in Gettysburg and how many still remain?  I heard that the one
>>> > at
>>> > >> the Dobbin House is questionable at best.  Can anyone provide a
>>> > >> list of locations that were locations on the historical
>>> > railroad,
>>> > >> ones that still exists today, and ones that are are
>>> > questionable
>>> > >> as possible locations?  I hope this isn't asking for too much.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Thanks
>>> > >> Andy
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