JAFFREY — Local Black historical figure Amos Fortune s contributions to the town have come full circle as a fund Fortune helped create was used to erect a marker in his
In Jaffrey, a formerly enslaved man left a fortune to the town Now, the money s funding a marker in his memory nhpr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nhpr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The story of Amos Fortune is well-known in Jaffrey. A freed slave, he settled in Jaffrey at the age of 71, where he set up a tannery business, became an owner of a 25-acre tract of land, adopted a daughter, became a member of the First Church in.