Louisville Wharf Photograph

ID: 536
This file appears in: Kentucky Fugitives to Canada

This photograph was taken from the deck of a steamboat and shows the hustle and bustle of Louisville’s Ohio River wharf. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Kentucky Fugitives to Canada

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #2072 in Louisville notes the escape of two slaves, Thornton and Lucie Blackburn, who made their way to Canada. In 1831, newlywed slaves Thornton and Lucie Blackburn learned that…