New Jersey, Bergen County, Fair Lawn
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On this site stood what was known as
"The Slave House"
Part of the Acker estate "Fair Lawn" from which the borough received its name. The "Slave House" was built much earlier than the 1865 Acker home and may have been used as a shelter for runaway slaves during the civil war.
Presented to the Free Public Library by the
Fair Lawn Tercentenary Committee
John Gottlieb and Moe Kivowitz, Co-chairmen
Richard J. Vander Platt - Mayor
Marking
Fair Lawn 40th anniversary, 1924 - 1964
New Jersey Tercentenary, 1664 - 1964
(Abolition & Underground RR • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
On this site stood what was known as"The Slave House"
Part of the Acker estate "Fair Lawn" from which the borough received its name. The "Slave House" was built much earlier than the 1865 Acker home and may have been used as a shelter for runaway slaves during the civil war.
Presented to the Free Public Library by the
Fair Lawn Tercentenary Committee
John Gottlieb and Moe Kivowitz, Co-chairmen
Richard J. Vander Platt - Mayor
Marking
Fair Lawn 40th anniversary, 1924 - 1964
New Jersey Tercentenary, 1664 - 1964
(Abolition & Underground RR • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
