THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN NIAGARA USA

During the 1800s, hundreds of heroic men and women in the Niagara region worked with Harriet Tubman to assist slaves as they escaped to freedom in Canada. Dozens of churches, homes and farmhouses in Niagara County were used as hiding places in the Underground Railroad movement. Now, visitors can visit some of these sites and discover the secrets of this treacherous journey. MORE

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