Underground Railroad - Harrisburg, PA
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 15.768 W 076° 52.890
18T E 340008 N 4458624
In the 1850s this area, known as Tanner's Alley, was important on the Underground Railroad.
Waymark Code: WM12B6V
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2020
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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.
Address:
In Capitol Park, Walnut St. near Commonwealth Ave
Harrisburg, PA USA
17120
Site Details: None
Open to the public?: Public
Name of organization who placed the marker: Pennsylvania Historical Commission
Web site: Not listed
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