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Speed Cabin

Crawfordsville, Indiana
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A house on this site was reputed to be a stop on the Underground Railroad. A reconstructed cabin, which was a portion of a house owned by John Allen Speed, is now located on the grounds of the Lane mansion. Speed was active in the abolitionist movement and served as Mayor of Crawfordsville from 1868 to 1869.
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Crawfordsville, Indiana · United States

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