The State Historical Society of Iowa's has a collection which includes county-level inventories of people and places associated with the Underground Railroad. The following have been identified as associated with the Underground Railroad in Louisa County.

(**) indicates the individual has been researched by the Iowa Freedom Trail Project and a biographical form is on file at the State Historical Research Center in Des Moines.

For additional info visit the SHSI Underground Railroad in Iowa Collection online at
https://history.iowa.gov/history/research/collections/featured-topics/underground-railroad-iowa

Transcribed by Lynn McCleary, September 10, 2018

Abolitionist: One who either demanded the immediate abolition of slavery or who showed ferocious hostility to the institution of slavery. Individuals who were both antislavery and abolitionist are listed only as abolitionist.

**	Bailey, Colonel James P.	Columbus City
**	Helmick, Samuel K.	Columbus City
**	Parson, Thompson M.	Toolesboro
**	Robertson, Dr. James Moore	Columbus City
**	Springer, Judge Francis	Columbus City

Station Agent/Conductor: One who worked as an Underground Railroad agent by hiding fugitive slaves in their homes, barns, or elsewhere on their property. One could be both a conductor and a station agent but not necessarily both.

**	Bailey, Colonel James P.	Columbus City
**	Hamilton, Samuel	Morning Sun
**	Helmick, Samuel K.	Columbus City
**	Parsons, Thompson M.	Toolesboro
**	Robertson, Dr. James Moore	Columbus City

Free African-Americans: One of a relatively small number of African-Americans who were not slaves. They may have been granted their freedom from their owners, bought their freedom, or by a grant of freedom from the state of residence.

**	Littleton, George	Toolesboro
**	Littleton, James	Toolesboro
**	Littleton, John	Toolesboro
**	Littleton, Kendall	Toolesboro
**	Littleton, Martha	Toolesboro
**	Littleton, Noah	Toolesboro
**	Littleton, Permilia	Toolesboro
**	Littleton, Thomas	Toolesboro
**	Littleton, William	Toolesboro
	Vanlangingham, Permilla Littleton	Toolesboro

Inventory of Places

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Judge Francis Springer House

Non-extant Iowa Site Inventory #58-00059

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