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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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The Underground Railroad in the Adirondack Town of Chester

The Underground Railroad in the Adirondack Town of Chester

Lagoy, Donna
Seldman, Laura

Hardcover

Black American HistoryGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesRegional: Middle Atlantic

Publisher Price: $33.99

ISBN10: 1540200205
ISBN13: 9781540200204
Publisher: Arcadia Lib Ed
Published: Sep 5 2016
Pages: 178
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Town of Chester in upstate Warren County, New York, was a secret haven for runaway slaves escaping to Canada along the Underground Railroad. The small Adirondack town holds as many as nine confirmed or suspected sites where fugitives once found shelter. Stories abound of residents discovering secret rooms containing beds and other artifacts within their homes. The first abolitionist pastor of the Darrowsville Wesleyan Church, Reverend Thomas Baker, reportedly hid fugitive slaves in the parsonage. Color photographs and interviews with current residents illuminate the region s hidden history with the Underground Railroad movement. With the support of the Historical Society of the Town of Chester, Donna Lagoy and Laura Seldman reveal these courageous stories of local families who risked everything in the pursuit of freedom for all.

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