Early Black Settlers to Black River Township

Archive

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Lorain Historical Society

Name/Title

Early Black Settlers to Black River Township

Entry/Object ID

2022.FIC.07

Scope and Content

Informational Paper, "Early Black Settlers to Black River Township: A Village later to be known as Lorain." Includes list of families in Lorain by year 1869 (Milton Poet - includes photo); 1870, 1874, 1880, 1894. And list of black families taken from the 1905 City Directory (which were identified by asterisk). Also lists churches, societies, business directory listings. Includes photos of Milton Poet, Josetta Pulley-Walker, and John Emmett Walker.

Collection

Lorain Black History Archives

Acquisition

Accession

2022.FIC

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection