 view gallery |   Maryland's Eastern Shore Hundreds of Enslaved and Free Black Men Enlisted - Denton, MD
in Civil Rights Memorials Although isolated from Maryland's largest population centers, the Eastern Shore was important to the state's role in the Civil War and exemplified the citizens' divided loyalties. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: 10/6/2022 |
 view gallery | Revolution or Fraud? Emancipation in Caroline County - Denton, MD in Civil Rights Memorials Maryland slaves were not freed by the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, which excluded states that remained in the Union from its provisions. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: 10/6/2022 |
 view gallery | Caroline Courthouse-In the Shadow of Justice - Denton, MD in Civil Rights Memorials Many facets of 19th century rural life focused on a county’s courthouse. For the enslaved and abolitionists, the square possessed a more sinister purpose. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: 10/6/2022 |
 view gallery | Moses and the Hounds - Denton, MD in Civil Rights Memorials Growing up as a slave near Easton, MD, Moses Viney often heard, “The wild geese come from Canada, where all are free.“ posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: 10/6/2022 |
 view gallery |  John Wood - Joey the Swan, Wistaston, Cheshire East, UK
in Dedicated Trees A tree in memory of John Wood located in Joey the Swan, a parkland in Wistaston. posted by:  Poole/Freeman location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | “Sailing Away to Freedom”-Gilpin Point - Preston MD in Civil Rights Memorials Gilpin Point sat just upriver from Dr. Anthony C. Thompson’s plantation where Harriet Tubman’s parents lived and where Tubman herself conducted several of her most famous escapes. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: 10/6/2022 |
 view gallery | Webb Cabin-Living Free - Preston, MD in Civil Rights Memorials This cabin is a rare survivor today. James H. and Mary Ann Webb built this one-room house in the 1850s, using materials found in the surrounding landscape. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: 10/5/2022 |
 view gallery | William Still Center-Families Divided & United - Denton, MD in Civil Rights Memorials William Still’s mother Sidney and several of his siblings lived in a cottage on the plantation where they were enslaved. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: 10/6/2022 |
 view gallery |  St. Paul the Apostle - Catedral da Sé - São Paulo, SP, Brazil
in Statues of Religious Figures This colorful statue of St. Paul is in the Catedral da Sé - in São Paulo, São Paulo. posted by: The Snowdog location: São Paulo, Brazil date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | St. Matthew - Tolland, CT in Statues of Religious Figures A statue of St. Matthew is located on the south side of St. Matthew's Church at 111 Tolland Green Ext. in Tolland, MA posted by:  neoc1 location: Connecticut date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery |  Patty Fike at Freedom Pointe Place - The Villages, Florida
in Dedicated Benches A bench dedicated to Patty Fike is on the south side of El Camino Real next to the northwest entrance to Freedom Pointe Place in The Villages, Florida. posted by: 401Photos location: Florida date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery |  Gabriel Ança - Aveiro, Portugal
in Statues of Historic Figures Statue of a sailor. posted by: Ariberna location: Aveiro, Portugal date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Leverton House-Finding Safe Haven - Preston, MD in Civil Rights Memorials Refugees from slavery came here for temporary sanctuary. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: 10/5/2022 |
 view gallery | The Underground Railroad-Seed of War - Preston, MD in Civil Rights Memorials The operation of the Underground Railroad to help slaves escape to the free North and Canada, which was supported by Northern anti-slavery societies, was a sharp thorn in the sides of slaveholders. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: 10/5/2022 |
 view gallery | Elsie Walley - Wistaston, Cheshire East, UK in Dedicated Benches A bench in memory of Elsie Walley located in Joey the Swan, a parkland in Wistaston. posted by: Poole/Freeman location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Frank and Edna Ballance - Wistaston, Cheshire East, UK in Dedicated Benches A bench in memory of Frank and Edna Ballance located in Joey the Swan, a parkland in Wistaston. posted by: Poole/Freeman location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Laurie Twiss - Wistaston, Cheshire East, UK in Dedicated Benches A bench in memory of Laurie Twiss located in Joey the Swan, a parkland in Wistaston. posted by: Poole/Freeman location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery |  Gene Pitney - Rockville in Vernon, CT
in Dead Poets' Society Memorials A round plaque honoring musician and songwriter Gene Pitney is located in the lobby of the Town Hall in the Memorial Building at 14 Park Place in the Village of Rockville in Vernon, CT. posted by: neoc1 location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery |  Salineiro - Aveiro, Portugal
in Occupational Monuments Monument that pays homage to the Salineiro (salt harvester) posted by: Ariberna location: Aveiro, Portugal date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Stan - Wistaston, Cheshire East, UK in Dedicated Benches A bench in memory of Stan located in Joey the Swan, a parkland in Wistaston. posted by: Poole/Freeman location: North West England, United Kingdom date approved: 10/5/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery |  Soldiers' Memorial Obelisk - Reading, MA
in Obelisks The Soldiers' Memorial Obelisk is located on the top of Round Hill in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Reading , MA. posted by: neoc1 location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/4/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Portlethen War Memorial - Aberdeenshire, Scotland in Obelisks War memorial next to the parish church of the Aberdeenshire town of Portlethen, taking the form of a white granite obelisk. posted by: creg-ny-baa location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 10/4/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery |  Flagstaff Hill Walk - Norfolk Island
in Rotary International Markers Walkway up Flagstaff Hill, Kingston, Norfolk Island posted by: endeavour3 location: Norfolk Island date approved: 10/4/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Linchester Mill-Living Dangerously - Preston, MD in Civil Rights Memorials Quakers and free blacks who lived near the mill secretly helped freedom seekers pass through the area. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 10/4/2022 last visited: 10/5/2022 |
 view gallery | Mt. Pleasant Cemetery-Dangerous Rendezvous - Preston MD in Civil Rights Memorials Laws restricted blacks from meeting in groups and a group of slaves gathering in a home or in the woods might arouse suspicion. But they did gather at cemeteries---a rare respite amidst the constant oversight that prevailed in the 19th century. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 10/4/2022 last visited: 10/5/2022 |
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