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Re: Springdale: John Brown's 1858 Raid/ Edwin & Barclay Copp

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Posted By: MELISSA (MAYHEW) GRANDT (email)
Date: 5/27/2006 at 16:12:57

In Response To: Re: Springdale: John Brown's 1858 Raid/ Edwin & Barclay Copp (Floyd E. Pearce)

Mr. Pierce:
In response to your inquiry, I am from the Springdale area and if I remember correctly, the men only spent a winter or two in the area training for their raid on Harper's Ferry, from 1857-1858. They trained on the Maxson farm east of Springdale.

The area was well-known on the Underground Railroad and many of the farms that were stops are still standing. Many Quakers settled here (and still reside) and were known for pacifism and their opposition to Slavery.

A good website with maps, etc of the area is attached

The Civil War in Iowa:...

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