Puce River Black Community Cemetery

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The Puce River region was home to the Refugee Home Society - an organization led by Henry and Mary Bibb - that helped escaped slaves who came to the area via the Underground Railroad. The now-free slaves were provided with opportunities of land ownership and self-sufficiency.This site marks where a British Methodist Episcopal Church and cemetery once served the community. The site is located on County Rd 42 in Belle River and is marked by a plaque with fenced-in grounds. 

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The Underground Railroad: Next Stop, Toronto

Posted by cassie on June 9, 2023
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The Underground Railroad - Open Book Explorer Tours

The Underground Railroad: Next Stop, Toronto!, a richly illustrated book, examines the urban connection of the clandestine system of secret routes, safe houses and "conductors." Not only does it trace the story of the Underground Railroad itself and how people courageously made the trip north to Canada and freedom, but it also explores what happened to them after they arrived.

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The Underground Railroad - Southern Ontario

Posted by harry on June 2, 2023
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The Underground Railroad - Southern Ontario

From 1840 to 1860, before the American Civil War, the Underground Railroad served as a guiding light into Canada for many fugitive and freed slaves. On the run from bounty hunters and marauders, thousands followed the "North Star" to crossings along the Detroit River into Ontario. En route, they were harboured in a secretive netword of safe houses, churches, caves, and barns - and helped by abolitionists sympathetic to their plight. 

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