Download or read book The Underground Railroad in Floyd County Indiana written by Pamela R. Peters and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floyd County, Indiana, and its county seat, New Albany, are located directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville was a major slave-trade center, and Indiana was a free state. Many slaves fled to Floyd County via the Underground Railroad, but their fight for freedom did not end once they reached Indiana. Sufficient information on slaves coming to and through this important area may be found in court records, newspaper stories, oral history accounts, and other materials that a full and fascinating history is possible, one detailing the struggles that runaway slaves faced in Floyd County, such as local, state, and federal laws working together to keep them from advancing socially, politically, and economically. This work also discusses the attitudes, people, and places that help in explaining the successes and heartaches of escaping slaves in Floyd County. Included are a number of freedom and manumission papers, which provided court certification of the freedom of former slaves.

Download or read book New Albany Indiana Location and Natural Advantages for Manufacturing written by C. W. Cottom and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Floyd County written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Articles related to and about Floyd County, Indiana.

Download or read book Commissioners Record Floyd County Indiana written by Floyd County (Indiana). Board of Commisioners and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Floyd County Indiana Index of Names of Persons and of Firms written by United States. Works Progress Administration. Indiana and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Community Profile Floyd County Indiana written by United States. Office of Economic Opportunity. Information Center and published by . This book was released on 1977* with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of Floyd County Indiana in the World War written by Julia I. Penn and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Floyd County written by Lisa Perry and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floyd County, named for Kentucky pioneer John Floyd, was formed in 1799. Originally encompassing all of the Big Sandy River Valley and much of eastern Kentucky, the boundaries included portions of what are now Pike, Martin, Knott, Magoffin, and Johnson Counties. Because of its river access, Floyd County developed earlier than many counties in eastern Kentucky. Prestonsburg, the county seat, became a major river port and center of trade in the region. With the coming of the railroad in 1903 and the coal industry, which began booming in the early 20th century, the county rapidly grew. This growth included a rapid rise in population due to the migration of native-born whites from around the country, European immigrants, and African Americans from southern plantations and coalfields. What had been an agrarian, white population suddenly took on a whole new face, one more reflective of the nation. The railroads and coal industry permanently changed both the economy and culture of Floyd County.

Download or read book Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark Crawford Harrison Floyd Jefferson Jennings Scott and Washington Indiana written by John M. Gresham Company and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana by John M. Gresham Company, first published in 1889, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

Download or read book A Profile of New Albany and Floyd County Indiana written by Floyd County Chamber of Commerce and published by . This book was released on with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book This is Our Community Floyd County Indiana written by Floyd County Historical Society (Floyd County, Ind.) and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Indiana s First City county Building Dedication October 18 1961 written by New Albany-Floyd County Indiana Building Authority and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Abstracts of Entries of Government Lands in Floyd County Indiana written by Elizabeth S. Payne and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Copied from original book in Recorder's Office, New Albany, Indiana.

Download or read book A Brief History of New Albany and Floyd County Indiana written by Elsa Strassweg and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Baird s History of Clark County Indiana written by Lewis C. Baird and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 1046 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Floyd County Indiana Persons Buried in Ground Owned by the City of New Albany 1841 1852 written by Anna McKim Frederick and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book First Marriage Book of Floyd County Indiana 1819 1845 written by New Albany D.A.R. Indiana. Piankeshaw Chapter and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: