2026-06-14Hello! I published this article a little too early for folks subscribed via newsletter. You're welcome, I guess?This would be a perfect article for Juneteenth, but I'm already starting to forget details of this adventure so I better start writing it down now.I've been to loads of local events, including arts markets and car shows, but because I'm a history nerd, I couldn't resist heading to a local walking tour uncovering the Underground Railroad that ran through a canal and trail.From southern states, enslaved people traveled from hidden station to hidden station up to northern states or even Ontario, Canada. Those stations, whether they be churches or houses, would shelter enslaved people for the night or until a small boat or canoe came up to carry them north in secret.Those boats would have passed through this Delaware Canal. I've walked this trail many times, but I had always assumed its history to just be about cargo and shipping, not playing a role in freedom seeking.…
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