Underground Railroad - Harrisburg, PA
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Don.Morfe
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In the 1850s this area, known as Tanner's Alley, was important on the Underground Railroad. Fugitive slaves hid at Joseph Bustill's & William Jones's houses, a block apart.
Waymark Code: WM16Y9R
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2022
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LOCATION: In Capitol Park, Walnut St. near Commonwealth Ave
Harrisburg, PA US 17120
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Underground Railroad-In the 1850s this area, known as Tanner's Alley, was important on the Underground Railroad. Fugitive slaves hid at Joseph Bustill's & William Jones's houses, a block apart. Frederick Douglass & William Lloyd Garrison spoke at Wesley Union AME Zion Church nearby.
Civil Right Type: Race (includes U.S. Civil Rights movement)
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