Barrington NH Route 9 highway marker honors woman enslaved as child
The marker on Route 9 notes the reinterred graves in Pine Grove Cemetery of two members of the Balch household.
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New Hampshire's new highway marker highlights the gravesite of former enslaved woman who became the town nurse
A new highway marker in New Hampshire will highlight the gravesite of a former slave who became the town nurse in Barrington. It also honors the gravesite of Rev. Benjamin Balch.
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Barrington, New Hampshire historical marker: Balch household
The marker on Route 9 notes the reinterred graves in Pine Grove Cemetery of two members of the Balch household -- The Rev. Benjamin Balch, the first chaplain of the Continental Navy, and a woman named Aggie, who lived out her life in Barrington after her emancipation and became known as the town's nurse.
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Highway marker notes former slave who became town's nurse
BARRINGTON, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's latest historical highway marker notes the gravesites of two people in Barrington, including an African American woman who was enslaved as a child and who nursed the town's sick residents during a severe epidemic.
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Highway marker in Barrington notes former enslaved woman who became town's nurse
The marker on Route 9 notes the reinterred graves in Pine Grove Cemetery of two members of the Balch household.
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