# Springdale, Iowa

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**Springdale** is a small [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area) in [Cedar County](/source/Cedar_County,_Iowa), [Iowa](/source/Iowa), United States. Historically, the town was predominantly settled by [Quakers](/source/Quakers), and was one of Iowa's most important stations on the [Underground Railroad](/source/Underground_Railroad).[2]

## History

Starting in 1857, Springdale was the western base of operations for the militant [abolitionist](/source/Abolitionism) [John Brown](/source/John_Brown_(abolitionist)), who lived in [John Hunt Painter](/source/John_Hunt_Painter)'s house while training the 10 men who came with him in preparation for [his raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia](/source/John_Brown's_raid_on_Harpers_Ferry). The 10 were his son [Owen Brown](/source/Owen_Brown_(abolitionist,_born_1824)), [John Kagi](/source/John_Kagi), [Aaron D. Stevens](/source/Aaron_D._Stevens), [John E. Cook](/source/John_E._Cook), [Richard Realf](/source/Richard_Realf), Charles W. Moffitt, Luke J. Parsons, Charles H. Tidd, William Leeman, and Richard Richardson.[3] In 1858 they departed east. In February 1859, Brown appeared with 12 enslaved men and women from Missouri.[4]: 192–193

In July, 1859, two local boys, Edwin and [Barclay Coppoc](/source/Barclay_Coppoc), joined Brown in his raid.[4]: 194 The first was captured, tried, and executed; Barclay escaped and died later serving in the [Union](/source/Union_(American_Civil_War)) army.[5]

Springdale was also the home of [Lawrie Tatum](/source/Lawrie_Tatum), a farmer who served as a frontier Indian agent and the legal guardian of future President [Herbert Hoover](/source/Herbert_Hoover). The main street through the town is the Herbert Hoover Highway.[2]

The population was 81 in 1940.[6]

No downtown business district remains in Springdale; it is a cluster of houses with a [United Methodist](/source/United_Methodist) church. William Maxson's home, where Brown's men were quartered, was razed in 1938, but its location is marked by a plaque provided by the [Daughters of the American Revolution](/source/Daughters_of_the_American_Revolution). Although often described as Quaker, Maxson was raised in the faith but at the time of Brown's visit considered himself a follower of [spiritualism](/source/Spiritualism_(movement)).[2]

## References

1. Lord, Jeannette Mather (April 1959). ["John Brown: They Had a Concern"](https://archive.wvculture.org/history/journal_wvh/wvh20-2.html). *[West Virginia History](/source/West_Virginia_History)*. **20** (3): 163–183. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220528135342/https://archive.wvculture.org/history/journal_wvh/wvh20-2.html) 2022-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-05-28.

1. Lloyd, Frederick (July 1866). ["John Brown among the Pedee Quakers. Chapter II"](https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/annals-of-iowa/article/id/12227/). *[Annals of Iowa](/source/Annals_of_Iowa)*. **4** (3): 712–719, at p. 712. [doi:10.17077/0003-4827.11521](https://doi.org/10.17077/0003-4827.11521). – via [Ebscohost](/source/Ebscohost)

1. Jones, Louis Thomas (1914). [*The Quakers of Iowa*](https://archive.org/details/quakersiowa00jonegoog/page/n200/mode/2up?q=%22John+brown%22&view=theater). Iowa City: [State Historical Society of Iowa](/source/State_Historical_Society_of_Iowa)

1. Harris, Ransom Langland (1894). ["John Brown and His Followers in Iowa"](https://archive.org/details/sim_midland-monthly-magazine_1894-10_2_4/page/262/mode/1up). *[Midland Monthly Magazine](/source/Midland_Monthly_Magazine)*. **1**: 262–267.

1. [*The Attorneys List*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ZTcjAQAAMAAJ). United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 312.

## Further reading

- Lloyd, Frederick (April 1866). ["John Brown among the Pedee Quakers. Chapter I"](https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/annals-of-iowa/article/id/12188/). *[Annals of Iowa](/source/Annals_of_Iowa)*. **4** (2): 665–670. [doi:10.17077/0003-4827.11512](https://doi.org/10.17077/0003-4827.11512). – via [Ebscohost](/source/Ebscohost)
- Lloyd, Frederick (July 1866). ["John Brown among the Pedee Quakers. Chapter II"](https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/annals-of-iowa/article/id/12227/). *[Annals of Iowa](/source/Annals_of_Iowa)*. **4** (3): 712–719. [doi:10.17077/0003-4827.11521](https://doi.org/10.17077/0003-4827.11521). – via [Ebscohost](/source/Ebscohost)

## External links

- Jones, Louis Thomas. [*The Quakers of Iowa. Part I. Historical Narrative. VII. A Decade of Expansion 1850 to 1860*](http://iagenweb.org/history/qoi/QOIPt1Chp7.htm). Retrieved May 20, 2022.

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