An industrious blacksmith enslaved by John Overton honored with marker in Forest Hills

An industrious blacksmith enslaved by John Overton honored with marker in Forest Hills

The descendants of a blacksmith enslaved by John Overton Jr. unveiled a historical marker. It captures how Hiram and Eveline Overton "self-emancipated" and set up shop on Granny White Pike.

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