On the ninth day of February 1816, a baby girl was born to an enslaved woman, most likely on the Wallace farm near Waynesburg (now Waynesboro) Pennsylvania. The girl was named Rose.
Despite being born to an enslaved woman, Rose was born “free” thanks to the Pennsylvania legislature of 1780. Nonetheless, also thanks to the Pennsylvania legislature of 1780, Rose was still the property of her mother’s owner until she reached 28 years of age, was given her freedom, or sold . . .
Join Scott Parker and Trent Carbaugh of Little Antietam Creek, Inc. (LACI) for a story of historical detective work. The research evolved from being about one mysterious person - Rose - to three persons and their probable connection to each other and to the Wallace family, the founders of Waynesboro.
