The Underground Railroad in Northern Allegheny

Program Type:

History

Age Group:

Adults
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Program Description

Event Details

At great personal risk, northern Allegheny County farmers played a large role in the Underground Railroad, which secretly transported enslaved people to freedom in safe northern states and Canada.

Acting Richland History Group President Paul R. White will give a one-hour presentation to detail the specifics of four local mid-19th century "stations" and their "station masters." Three of these known "stations" still stand in our community today as a testimony to their historic service some 170 years ago.

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