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Adam Crosswhite Homesite

Vernacular · Built 1846

104 North Mulberry Street, Marshall, MI 49068

Commemorates Adam Crosswhite, a freedom seeker whose 1846 defense by Marshall residents against slave catchers — the 'Crosswhite Affair' — became a national antislavery cause célèbre and influenced the Fugitive Slave Act debate.

Details

Architect
Unknown
Property type
Residential
Historic district
Marshall Historic District
Historic marker
Michigan State Historic Site
Area of significance
Social History
Level of significance
National
Notable residents
Adam Crosswhite
Notable uses
Private residence, Underground Railroad significance
Coordinates
42.2728, -84.9588