Distinction Despite Disadvantage: The Story of George B. Swan

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“Distinction Despite Disadvantage: The Story of George B. Swan” at October 28^th Civil War Round Table
George B. Swan, a successful businessman of the mid-1800s, resided in Potsdam, NY, but hid a secret about his identity. Years after the end of the Civil War and an abundance of personal successes, Swan finally revealed that he was not white, but in fact was mixed race. Learn more about George B. Swan and his life in Potsdam at the next Civil War Round Table presented by Adam Bollt on Sunday, October 28^th at 2pm, 3 E. Main St. Canton.
Presenter Adam Bollt is a high school student from Potsdam High School who has undertaken a study of George B. Swan as part of the Potsdam Public Museum’s “Pinpoint Potsdam 1865” project. His record of the life and legacy of George B. Swan leads to a vision of a tolerant at a time when the rest of the nation was in dissension. Swan was a celebrated man in Potsdam, despite being of mixed race during the 19^th century.