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Another county cistern that fugitive slaves may have used
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Posted 01 July 2008 - 12:01 PM
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| Another county cistern that fugitive slaves may have used By JACK BRUBAKER, The Scribbler 2008-07-01 12:01:00 Lancaster New Era Six years ago, archaeologists dug up an old cistern in the first block of South Queen Street. The cistern is adjacent to Thaddeus Stevens's home and law office. |
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Posted 01 July 2008 - 04:34 PM
QUOTE(Lancaster Online @ Jul 1 2008, 12:01 PM) 
But without more evidence, "might" is far as anyone can go.
"Might" is far too much to base a large part of the main convention center entrance on.
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Posted 01 July 2008 - 05:02 PM
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The archaeologists and others suggested that Stevens modified the empty cistern and used it to hide fugitive slaves before the Civil War.
They have no absolute proof of that, but there's no way to disprove the idea either.
They have no absolute proof of that, but there's no way to disprove the idea either.
That has to be the stupidest statement I ever read, and this person is an archeologist?
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Did you know George Washington drank water from my spring?.......well there's no way to disprove it…..…is there?
Any archeologist worth 2 shakes would know that to think that cistern was used to hide slaves there needs to be physical evidence or contemporary written accounts ether as private correspondents or public records. There is nothing.
[size="3"]If I'm not mistaken Negros had to be "registered" with the police at that time, so it's unlikely that run a way slaves would be sneaking through downtown Lancaster City.
Did you all catch the spin ”there is no obsolete proof”……there is no proof of any kind…period!
This post has been edited by littledutchboy: 01 July 2008 - 05:00 PM
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Posted 03 July 2008 - 07:37 AM
The primary use of a cistern is to collect water. Not a little water. I would have to see some kind of proof it was used for the dry storage of Negroes.
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