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Tazewell County Honors Morton's Underground Railroad Conductors


Tim Shelley / Peoria Public Radio
Originally published on March 11, 2021 6:36 pm
One of Tazewell County s documented Underground Railroad conductors was recognized Tuesday with a new marker heralding his secret work freeing people from slavery.
Uriah Crosby was honored Tuesday at his grave site in Morton Township s Hirstein Cemetery on what would have been his 210th birthday.
He was a very outspoken abolitionist, said Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman, who researched Crosby and other Underground Railroad conductors.
Pam Senkler is Crosby s great-great-granddaughter. She flew to Morton from Naples, Florida on short notice to be present for the ceremony.
I think it s an important thing for history to remember people who weren t able to be known at the time because their lives were at risk, she said. They also, if they didn t lose their lives, they were charged $1,000 and a minimum of six months in jail if they were captured. ....

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