Polk County Underground Railroad

The State Historic Preservation Office of Iowa has put together a wonderful project on the Iowa Freedom Trail, or the Underground Railroad for Iowa. Below is a listing of names and their known role in the movement of slaves to freedom. For more information, and more counties in Iowa, click the link above.

Abolitionists
Brandt, IsaacDes Moines
Brooks, Rev. StephenDelaware Twp, Rising Sun: Methodist
Brown, AaronMitchellville
Brown, MosesMitchellville
Cole, Chester C.Des Moines
Davis, Joes P.Des Moines
Hopkins, JosiahHopkins Grove
Hoxie, Herbert "Hub"Des Moines, Mitchellville
Jordan, James C.Walnut Twp, Valley Junction/West Des Moines
Mitchell, ThomasMitchellville, Beaver Creek Twp
Pierce, AlexanderHopkins Grove
Robinson, Rev. DemasFour Mile Twp, Berwick
Simington, JamesDes Moines?
Teesdale, JohnDes Moines
Webster, Delia AnnDes Moines
Anti-Slavery
Bennett, Dr. John CookPolk City
Bolton, Evan MOrganLee Twp
Brockett, CalvinVandalia
Dietz, ConradAnkeny
Elliott, Rev. Stephen GoodwinElliot's Grove
Hawley, BrianRising Sun
Jordan, Cynthia Desire AdamsWalnut Twp, Valley Junction/West Des Moines
Lee, IshmaelBeaver Twp
McGarraugh, AlexanderVandalia
Mitchell, Almira (or Elmira)Mitchellville
Mitchell, Anna Caroline MatternMitchellville
Associated with John Brown
Bolton, Evan MorganLee Twp
Brandt, IsaacDes Moines
Jordan, James C.Walnut Twp, Valley Junction/West Des Moines
Mitchell, ThomasMitchellville
Robinson, Rev. DemasBerwick, Delaware Twp
Teesdale, JohnDes Moines
Conductors/Station Agents
Bolton, Evan MorganLee Twp
Brockett, CalvinVandalia
Brandt, IsaacDes Moines
Brooks, Rev. StephenDelaware Twp, Rising Sun; Methodist
Davis, Joel P.Des Moines
Dietz, ConradAnkeny
Hawley, BrianRising Sun
Hopkins, JosiahHopkins Grove
Hoxie, Herbert “Hub”Des Moines/Mitchellville
Jordan, Cynthia Desire AdamsWalnut Twp, Valley Junction/West Des Moines
Jordan, James C.Walnut Twp, Valley Junction/West Des Moines
McGarraugh, AlexanderVandalia
Mitchell, Almira (or Elmira)Mitchellville
Mitchell, Anna Caroline MatternMitchellville
Mitchell, ThomasMitchellville, Beaver Creek Twp
Pierce, AlexanderHopkins Grove
Robinson, Rev. DemasFour Mile Twp, Berwick
Teesdale, JohnDes Moines
Webster, Delia AnnDes Moines
Free African-Americans
Webb, Archie P.Delaware Twp
Freedom Seekers
Bell, HenryDes Moines
Burrows, RichardDes Moines
Burrows, NancyDes Moines
Fletcher, "Auntie"Des Moines
Gater, GeorgeDes Moines
Logan, JeffersonDes Moines
McDonaldson, LeviDes Moines
Miller, Stephen DouglassDes Moines
Miller, John RossDes Moines
Smith, HarrietDes Moines


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