Joseph Winters
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Joseph "Indian Dick" Winters (1816 – 1916) was an African-American abolitionist and inventor who patented the wagon mounted fire escape in 1878, which allowed people to espace from the higher stories of burning buildings.
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Winters was born in Virginia to an African-American brickmaker and a Shawnee Indian mother. He later relocated to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in 1830. During the time Winters lived in Chambersburg, he was active in the Underground Railroad.He was a smart man.
