Rescued from the flames: Treasured 1858 memoir by former slave retrieved from Rumford farm
Harriet Beecher Stowe met Josiah Henson, who became a model, in part, for her novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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Harriet Beecher Stowe met Josiah Henson, who became a model, in part, for her novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
The historic Mountain Spring Farm at 473 Andover Road was destroyed in a wind-driven fire late Wednesday afternoon. Rumford Fire Deputy Chief Mike Arsenault was able to save a book written by a slave.