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Civil War Bullet pack with booklet

Slavery & the Underground Railroad in South Central Pennsylvania (Cooper H. Wingert - LH) Picture ’ and then lifted hisMuch 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