William Wells Brown

William Wells Brown (HM1JF5)

Location: Buffalo, NY 14204 Erie County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 52.824', W 78° 51.886'

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William Wells Brown, writer and abolitionist, lived at 13 Pine Street. Escaping slavery in Missouri in 1834. Brown made his way to Cleveland then to Buffalo in 1835. As a crew member on a Lake Erie steamer he helped slaves escape to Canada. Later, as one of the nation's leading anti-slavery activists, he wrote and lectured about the cruelty of slavery in America and throughout the world. He also organized Buffalo's first temperance society to combat alcoholism.
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HM NumberHM1JF5
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Year Placed1994
Placed ByJuneteenth Festival, Inc., First Shiloh Baptist Church, Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
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Date Added Wednesday, March 4th, 2015 at 9:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 674379 N 4749745
Decimal Degrees42.88040000, -78.86476667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 52.824', W 78° 51.886'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 52' 49.44" N, 78° 51' 53.16" W
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Area Code(s)585, 716
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1 Pine St, Buffalo NY 14204, US
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