The Underground Railroad in Cass County
The State Historical Society of Iowa's collections include county-level inventories of people and places associated with the Underground Railroad. The following have been identified as associated with the Underground Railroad in Cass County:
| INVENTORY OF PEOPLE | |
|---|---|
| ABOLITIONISTS | |
| Case, Hosea O. | Lewis vicinity |
| Douthit, Rev. Wm. | Grove City |
| Kirk, Rev. John R. | Grove City |
| ASSOCIATED WITH JOHN BROWN | |
| Barnett, David | Grove City |
| Mills, Oliver* | Lewis vicinity |
| CONDUCTORS/STATION AGENTS | |
| Barnett, David | Grove City |
| Baxter, James M. | Cass Township |
| Baxter, Euphemia | Cass Township |
| Bradshaw, Jeremiah | Lewis vicinity |
| Coe, J. H. | Lewis vicinity |
| Gridley, Amos | Lewis vicinity |
| Hitchcock, Rev. George B.* | Lewis vicinity; Congregational |
| Mills, Oliver* | Lewis vicinity |
| Shinn, Rev. Moses | Lewis vicinity; Methodist |
| Wissler, Henry | Lewis vicinity |
| INVENTORY OF PLACES | |
| Grove City townsite | Grove City is no longer in existence |
| Nishnabotna Ferry House | National Register of Historic Places #00001676 |
| Rev. George A. Hitchcock House | National Register of Historic Places #77000500 |
Asterisk (*) 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 RR in Iowa Collection online.
Transcribed and contributed January, 2018.
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