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, Isaac | Des Moines |
| Brooks, Rev. Stephen | Delaware Twp, Rising Sun: Methodist |
| Brown, Aaron | Mitchellville |
| Brown, Moses | Mitchellville |
| Cole, Chester C. | Des Moines |
| Davis, Joes P. | Des Moines |
| Hopkins, Josiah | Hopkins Grove |
| Hoxie, Herbert "Hub" | Des Moines, Mitchellville |
| Jordan, James C. | Walnut Twp, Valley Junction/West Des Moines |
| Mitchell, Thomas | Mitchellville, Beaver Creek Twp |
| Pierce, Alexander | Hopkins Grove |
| Robinson, Rev. Demas | Four Mile Twp, Berwick |
| Simington, James | Des Moines? |
| Teesdale, John | Des Moines |
| Webster, Delia Ann | Des Moines |
| Anti-Slavery | |
| Bennett, Dr. John Cook | Polk City |
| Bolton, Evan MOrgan | Lee Twp |
| Brockett, Calvin | Vandalia |
| Dietz, Conrad | Ankeny |
| Elliott, Rev. Stephen Goodwin | Elliot's Grove |
| Hawley, Brian | Rising Sun |
| Jordan, Cynthia Desire Adams | Walnut Twp, Valley Junction/West Des Moines |
| Lee, Ishmael | Beaver Twp |
| McGarraugh, Alexander | Vandalia |
| Mitchell, Almira (or Elmira) | Mitchellville |
| Mitchell, Anna Caroline Mattern | Mitchellville |
| Associated with John Brown | |
| Bolton, Evan Morgan | Lee Twp |
| Brandt, Isaac | Des Moines |
| Jordan, James C. | Walnut Twp, Valley Junction/West Des Moines |
| Mitchell, Thomas | Mitchellville |
| Robinson, Rev. Demas | Berwick, Delaware Twp |
| Teesdale, John | Des Moines |
| Conductors/Station Agents | |
| Bolton, Evan Morgan | Lee Twp |
| Brockett, Calvin | Vandalia |
| Brandt, Isaac | Des Moines |
| Brooks, Rev. Stephen | Delaware Twp, Rising Sun; Methodist |
| Davis, Joel P. | Des Moines |
| Dietz, Conrad | Ankeny |
| Hawley, Brian | Rising Sun |
| Hopkins, Josiah | Hopkins Grove |
| Hoxie, Herbert “Hub” | Des Moines/Mitchellville |
| Jordan, Cynthia Desire Adams | Walnut Twp, Valley Junction/West Des Moines |
| Jordan, James C. | Walnut Twp, Valley Junction/West Des Moines |
| McGarraugh, Alexander | Vandalia |
| Mitchell, Almira (or Elmira) | Mitchellville |
| Mitchell, Anna Caroline Mattern | Mitchellville |
| Mitchell, Thomas | Mitchellville, Beaver Creek Twp |
| Pierce, Alexander | Hopkins Grove |
| Robinson, Rev. Demas | Four Mile Twp, Berwick |
| Teesdale, John | Des Moines |
| Webster, Delia Ann | Des Moines |
| Free African-Americans | |
| Webb, Archie P. | Delaware Twp |
| Freedom Seekers | |
| Bell, Henry | Des Moines |
| Burrows, Richard | Des Moines |
| Burrows, Nancy | Des Moines |
| Fletcher, "Auntie" | Des Moines |
| Gater, George | Des Moines |
| Logan, Jefferson | Des Moines |
| McDonaldson, Levi | Des Moines |
| Miller, Stephen Douglass | Des Moines |
| Miller, John Ross | Des Moines |
| Smith, Harriet | Des Moines |
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