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Underground Railroad in the Adirondack Town of Chester, The
Donna Lagoy and Laura Seldman
出版Arcadia Publishing, 2016
主題History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)History / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)History / African American & BlackSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black StudiesSocial Science / SlaveryTransportation / Railroads / HistoryTransportation / Railroads / Pictorial
ISBN14671191649781467119160
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=_Uu1DAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.