Slavery & the Underground Railroad in South Central Pennsylvania (Cooper H. Wingert - LH) Gettysburg Photography and Amherst College

and Amherst College

Many historians believe the stray bullet fired that killed young Jennie Wade

and others to a new generation

as well as the ordinary foot soldiers and cavalrymen who carried out their orders until the last alarum sounded

Slavery & the Underground Railroad in South Central Pennsylvania (Cooper H. Wingert - LH) Gettysburg Photography and Amherst CollegeMuch like the rest of the nation, South Central Pennsylvania struggled with slavery. The institution lingered locally for more than fifty years, although it was virtually extinct everywhere else within Pennsylvania. Gradually, antislavery views prevailed. The Appalachian Mountains and the Susquehanna River provided natural cover for fleeing slaves, causing an influx of travel along the Underground Railroad. Locals like William Wright and James