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“The Underground Railroad and its stations in Frankin and Delaware County” will be the title of Waltson Walker Jr.’s presentation to the Delaware County Genealogical Society. The presentation will be tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the library annex of the Delaware County Historical Society on East William Street.
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Within a seven- block radius in Upper Alton alone, there are five documentable Underground Railroad stations; most are private homes. The Ursuline Sisters, the AME churches, and some of the American Baptist churches are among theUnderground Railroad stations; most are private homes.
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By working with other local, state, regional, national and international Underground Railroad programs, the Institute, seeks to establish a network of interested partners, committed to accurate documentation and preservation of the Underground Railroad story. To this end, the Institute:
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Visitors would have an opportunity to travel along trail systems that evoke the perilous experience encountered by those who sought freedom through escape on the Underground Railroad. A variety of natural resources (e.g., swamps, forests, and rivers) and cultural resources (e.g., Underground Railroad stations, homes of significant individuals, and archeological sites) along these trail systems would help to bring this story alive. A trail or trails would be designated through the National Trails System Act of 1968, as amended. One option in implementing concept E would be to establish a government-chartered commission or foundation to work toward establishment of the trail(s).
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The DHPA administers a public outreach program to foster research, identification, and protection efforts for the state's Underground Railroad resources. The goal of this program is to identify the sites, people, and events associated with Underground Railroad activity in Indiana. To this end, the DHPA partners with the National Park Service (NPS) to support their National Network to Freedom Program and with local organizations and individuals who contribute countless hours of volunteer research that are vital to keeping this program moving forward.
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Levi Coffin was a key leader of the Underground Railroad, and claimed to have helped an average of 100 escaping slaves in his own home in Cincinnati every year for 33 years. The fabled Undergound Railroad was a network of over 3,000 homes and other "stations" that helped escaping slaves travel from the southern slave-holding states to freedom in the northern states and Canada.
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