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Abolition & Underground RR Topic

 
By Mark Hilton, March 11, 2017
Frederick Douglass Hall
1 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Frederick Douglass Hall — 1904
Near University Avenue 0.2 miles east of Booker T. Washington Boulevard.
2 Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — William Henry Seward
Near Main Street at 4th Street.
3 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Japantown — Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park — 1814 - 1904
On Octavia Street at Bush Street, on the right when traveling south on Octavia Street.
4 Colorado, Denver County, Denver, Central — Barney Ford Building — 1863 — Lower Downtown Walking Tour —
On Blake Street.
5 Connecticut, Capitol Region, Farmington — Farmington and the Freedom Trail
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 10) at School Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
6 Connecticut, Capitol Region, Hartford — Emancipation — Preston Jackson, 2006 — Lincoln Financial Sculpture Walk at Riverfront —
Near East River Drive west of Pitkin Street, on the left when traveling north.
7 Connecticut, Capitol Region, Hartford, Downtown — Frederick Douglass
On Main Street at Gold Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
8 Connecticut, Capitol Region, New Britain — GR2 — Tales from the City / New Britain Water Department — / An engineering marvel — New Britain Historic Walking Trail —
On Walnut Hill Road 0.1 miles south of West Main Street ( Route 555), on the right when traveling south.
9 Connecticut, Capitol Region, West Hartford — CT4 — Jude — Witness Stone —
On North Main Street north of Loomis Drive, on the right when traveling north.
10 Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Deep River, Deep River Center — The Underground Railroad
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 154) at Winter Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
11 Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Middletown — The Abolitionist Movement
On Broad Street at William Street, on the left when traveling south on Broad Street.
12 Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Old Lyme — OL28 CT119 — Warwick — Witness Stone — 1723-1793 —
On Lyme Street (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling south.
13 Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Torrington — John Brown Birthplace
On John Brown Road 1 mile west of Town Farm Road, on the right when traveling west.
14 Connecticut, South Central Region, Guilford, Guilford Center — Beecher House — 1770
On Old Whitfield Street south of Seaside Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
15 Connecticut, South Central Region, Guilford, Guilford Center — Third Congregational Church — 1844
On Park Street at Broad Street, on the right when traveling north on Park Street.
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16 Connecticut, South Central Region, New Haven, Downtown — “Make Us Free” — Amistad Memorial
On Church Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling north on Church Street.
17 Connecticut, South Central Region, New Haven, Downtown — Jehudi Ashmun
On Grove Street at High Street on Grove Street.
18 Connecticut, South Central Region, New Haven, Dwight — Roger Sherman Baldwin — A New Haven notable
On Crown Street at Howe Street, on the right when traveling east on Crown Street.
19 Connecticut, South Central Region, New Haven, Dwight — Simeon Jocelyn — A New Haven notable
On Howe Street north of George Street, on the right when traveling north.
20 Connecticut, South Central Region, New Haven, Wooster Square — Jocelyn Square
On East Street south of Humphrey Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported damaged.
21 Connecticut, Southeastern Region, New London — "Do you want to be slave or free?"
On Bank Street just east of Pearl Street.
22 Connecticut, Southeastern Region, New London — First Step to Freedom
On Bank Street just east of Pearl Street.
23 Connecticut, Southeastern Region, New London — 6 — Haley Houses & Racial Diversity — Hempstead Historic Neighborhood
On Hempstead Street just south of Manwaring Street, on the left when traveling north.
24 Connecticut, Southeastern Region, New London — Hempstead Historic District
On Broad Street at Hempstead Street, on the left when traveling west on Broad Street.
25 Connecticut, Southeastern Region, New London — Middle Passage to New London
Near S Water Street east of Bank Street Connector, on the right when traveling east.
26 Connecticut, Southeastern Region, New London — The Amistad Incident — Galvanizing Abolitionists
On State Street, on the right when traveling west on State Street.
27 Connecticut, Southeastern Region, New London — The Amistad — Black Heritage Trail City of New London
Near S Water Street east of Bank Street Connector, on the right when traveling east.
28 Connecticut, Southeastern Region, Stonington, Mystic — Captain Paul Cuffe, 1759 - 1817 — The Sea Connects Us — Mystic Seaport Museum —
On Greenmanville Avenue (Connecticut Route 27) north of Bruggeman Place, on the left when traveling north.
29 Connecticut, Southeastern Region, Stonington, Mystic — George Greenman House — Mystic Seaport Museum
On Greenmanville Avenue (Connecticut Route 27) at Rossie Street, on the right when traveling south on Greenmanville Avenue.
30 Connecticut, Southeastern Region, Stonington, Mystic — Mystic Has a Complex and Engaging History. — The Sea Connects Us — Mystic Seaport Museum —
Near Greenmanville Avenue (Connecticut Route 27) north of Hinckley Street, on the left when traveling north.
31 Connecticut, Southeastern Region, Stonington, Mystic — Thomas Downing, Oyster King — The Sea Connects Us — Mystic Seaport Museum —
Near Greenmanville Avenue (Route 27) at Bruggeman Place, on the left when traveling north.
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32 Connecticut, Southeastern Region, Stonington, Mystic — Waterways to Freedom - Maria Weems and Leah Green — The Sea Connects Us — Mystic Seaport Museum —
Near Greenmanville Avenue north of Rossie Street, on the left when traveling north.
33 Connecticut, Western Region, New Milford — "A Rough Road to Freedom" — Underground Railroad in New Milford Installed 2012 — New Milford Historical Society & Museum —
On Main Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
34 Connecticut, Western Region, New Milford — History of the Underground Railroad — "A Rough Road to Freedom" — Ray Crawford
On Elm Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Elm Street.
35 Delaware, Kent County, Camden, Camden Wyoming — John Hunn — 1814 - 1894 — Quaker Abolitionist —
On East Camden-Wyoming Ave..
36 Delaware, Kent County, Camden, North Murderkill Hundred — KC-133 — Brinkley Hill
On Old Camden Road (Alternate U.S. 13), on the right when traveling south.
37 Delaware, Kent County, Camden, North Murderkill Hundred — KC-41 — Camden
On U.S. 13 at E. Camden-Wyoming Ave. (Delaware Route 10) on U.S. 13.
38 Delaware, Kent County, Camden, North Murderkill Hundred — KC-73 — Camden Friends Meeting — Burial Place of John Hunn
On East Camden-Wyoming Ave..
39 Delaware, Kent County, Camden, North Murderkill Hundred — KC-110 — Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church
On Center Street.
40 Delaware, Kent County, Dover, East Dover Hundred — Continuity & Progress — Historically Happening — Dover, Delaware —
On West North Street just east of South Governors Avenue (Alternate U.S. 13), on the left when traveling east.
41 Delaware, Kent County, Dover, East Dover Hundred — The Dickinsons in Delaware — Welcome to the John Dickinson Plantation — First State National Historical Park, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Kitts Hummock Road.
42 Delaware, Kent County, Magnolia, South Murderkill Hundred — KC-91 — Warner Mifflin — 1745 - 1798
On South State Street close to Quaker Hill Road. Reported permanently removed.
43 Delaware, Kent County, Magnolia, South Murderkill Hundred — KC-91 — Warner Mifflin 1745-1798
On South State Street, on the right when traveling north.
44 Delaware, Kent County, Willow Grove, North Murderkill Hundred — KC-118 — Samuel D. Burris
On Willow Grove Road (Delaware Route 10) at Henry Cowgill Road ( Route 10), on the left when traveling north on Willow Grove Road.
45 Delaware, New Castle County, Middletown, Saint George's Hundred — NC-210 — Former Site of the Alston and Hunn Farms
On East Main Street (County Route 299) near Dove Run Blvd, on the left when traveling west.
46 Delaware, New Castle County, Newark, Iron Hill Park — The Civil War 1861 - 1865 — Iron Hill Museum & Science Center — Delaware Academy of Science —
Near South Old Baltimore Pike east of Whittaker Road, on the right when traveling west.
47 Delaware, New Castle County, Odessa, Saint George's Hundred — NC-90 — Appoquinimink Friends Meeting House
On Main Street (Delaware Route 299) 0.1 miles west of US 13 South, on the right when traveling east.
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48 Delaware, New Castle County, Smyrna, Blackbird Hundred — NC-89 — Clearfield Farm
On Smyrna Landing Road 0.2 miles south of Paddock Road, on the right when traveling north.
49 Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington — "The Rocks" and the Underground Railroad — The Delaware Underground Railroad —
On East 7th Street.
50 Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington — NCC-248 — Abraham Shadd Family
On North King Street (Business U.S. 13), on the left when traveling south.
51 Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington — Escape by Sea — Wilmington's Maritime Underground Railroad
Near East 7th Street east of Swedes Landing Road, on the right when traveling east.
52 Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Quaker Hill — NC-76 — Meeting House 1816 — Religious Society of Friends
On 4th Street at West Street, on the right when traveling west on 4th Street.
53 Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Quaker Hill — NC-88 — Thomas Garrett — Stationmaster on the Underground Railroad
On West 4th Street (Route 9) at Shipley Street, on the right when traveling east on West 4th Street.
54 Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Quaker Hill — NC-125 — Wilmington Friends Meeting — Burial Place of Thomas Garrett
On 5th Street at Washington Street, on the left when traveling west on 5th Street.
55 Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Riverfront — NC-128 — Freedom Lost
On South Market Street (Business U.S. 13) at South Shipley Street, on the right when traveling south on South Market Street. Reported permanently removed.
56 Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Riverfront — NCC-128 — Freedom Lost
On South Market Street (Business U.S. 13) at South Shipley Street, on the right when traveling south on South Market Street.
57 Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Riverfront — Harriet Tubman — (born Araminta Harriet Ross; 1820 - March 10, 1913)
On Rosa Parks Drive east of South Market Street (Business U.S. 13), on the right when traveling east.
58 Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Riverfront — The Big Quarterly — Riverfront Wilmington
On Rosa Parks Drive east of South Market Street (Business U.S. 13), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
59 Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Riverfront — The Big Quarterly — Riverfront Wilmington
On Rosa Parks Drive at South King Street, on the right when traveling east on Rosa Parks Drive.
60 Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Riverfront — The Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park
On Rosa Parks Drive just east of French Street, on the left when traveling west.
61 Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Riverfront — The Underground Railroad — Riverfront Wilmington
On South Market Street (Business U.S. 13) south of South Shipley Street, on the right.
62 Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Riverfront — The Underground Railroad
On Rosa Parks Drive just west of French Street, on the left when traveling west.
63 Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Riverfront — Thomas Garrett — (b. August 21, 1789 - d. January 24, 1871)
On Rosa Parks Drive at South King Street, on the right when traveling east on Rosa Parks Drive.
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64 Delaware, Sussex County, Georgetown — Delaware Citizens Who Fought for the South
Near South Bedford Street (Business U.S. 9) north of Zoar Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
65 Delaware, Sussex County, Georgetown — Delaware Citizens Who Fought for the South
On South Bedford Street (Bypass U.S. 9) at Zoar Road, on the right when traveling south on South Bedford Street.
66 Delaware, Sussex County, Milton — 326 Union Street
On Union Street, on the right when traveling south.
67 Delaware, Sussex County, Seaford — SC-233 — Gateway to Freedom: The Tilly Escape
On Market Street just south of High Street, on the right when traveling south.
68 District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Frederick Douglass — (1817 - 1895)
Near A Street Northeast east of Frederick Douglas Court Northeast, on the left when traveling east.
69 District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Freedmen’s Memorial Monument to Abraham Lincoln — or Freedom’s Memorial
On East Capitol Street Northeast at 12th Street Northeast, in the median on East Capitol Street Northeast.
70 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — Resilience and Resistance — Hallowed Ground — Rock Creek Park, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Calvert Street Northwest at 20th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Calvert Street Northwest.
71 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — Seeking Freedom — Hallowed Ground — Rock Creek Park, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Calvert Street Northwest at 20th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Calvert Street Northwest.
72 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — Soldiers, Sailors, and Refugees of War — Hallowed Ground — Rock Creek Park, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Calvert Street Northwest at 20th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Calvert Street Northwest.
73 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Bloomingdale — Metropolitan Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church — The Gate Way to Freedom
On North Capitol Street Northwest at R Street Northwest on North Capitol Street Northwest.
74 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.3 — Asbury United Methodist Church — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail
On K Street Northwest (U.S. 29) at 11th Street Northwest (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling east on K Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed.
75 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.3 — Asbury United Methodist Church — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
On K Street Northwest (U.S. 29) at 11th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on K Street Northwest.
76 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.4 — New York Avenue Presbyterian Church at Herald Square — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail
On New York Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50) west of H Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed.
77 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.4 — New York Avenue Presbyterian Church at Herald Square — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
On New York Avenue Northwest at H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on New York Avenue Northwest.
78 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Stevens School Augmented Reality Exhibit at 2100 L Street
On 21st Street Northwest at L Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 21st Street Northwest.
79 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.5 — The United States Treasury — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
On 15th Street Northwest north of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
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80 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Written with Water — The Story of Franklin Park — National Mall and Memorial Parks, Franklin Park —
On I Street Northwest just east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
81 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — After the Civil War — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood
On P Street Northwest at 17th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on P Street Northwest. Reported unreadable.
82 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Dupont Circle Mural Key
On Connecticut Avenue Northwest south of Dupont Circle Northwest, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
83 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 336 — From 1890 to 1910 — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —
On R Street Northwest at 21st Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on R Street Northwest.
84 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — Leonard A. Grimes — (1815 - 1873)
On H Street Northwest at 22nd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on H Street Northwest.
85 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — "The bramble and trees…had made them invisible"
Near Q Street Northwest just west of 27th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
86 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Herring Hill
On P Street Northwest at 27th Street Northwest on P Street Northwest.
87 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Mt. Zion Cemetery / Female Union Band Society Cemetery — 2527 Q Street Northwest
On 27th Street Northwest 0.1 miles north of Q Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
88 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — e.1 — Senator Daniel Webster — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail
On D Street Northwest west of 5th Street Northwest, on the right. Reported permanently removed.
89 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — e.3 — Senator Daniel Webster
On D Street Northwest just west of 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
90 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — John Logan House — A Memorial to General and Senator John A. Logan — Champion in the Struggle to Preserve the Union and Establish Racial Justice in America —
On P Street Northwest at Logan Circle Northwest, on the left when traveling east on P Street Northwest.
91 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — John Logan House — A Memorial to General and Senator John A. Logan — Champion in the Struggle to Preserve the Union and Establish Racial Justice in America —
On Logan Circle Northwest just north of P Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
92 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Vernon Square — 15 — On the Path — Midcity at the Crossroads — Shaw Heritage Trail —
On 4th Street Northwest at New York Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling south on 4th Street Northwest.
93 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Vernon Square — Second Baptist Church — 816 Third Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On 3rd Street Northwest just north of H Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
94 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, North Cleveland Park — The Rest — Tenleytown, DC — Country Village to City Neighborhood —
On Yuma Street Northwest at 39th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Yuma Street Northwest.
95 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Old Soldiers Home — President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home — A National Trust Historic Site —
Near Lincoln Drive Northwest north of Upshur Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
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96 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — e.2 — Ending Slavery in Washington — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
On 6th Street Northwest at Indiana Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 6th Street Northwest.
97 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — Frederick Douglass 1817 - 1895 — The Extra Mile — Points of Light Volunteer Pathway —
On 15th Street Northwest north of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
98 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — Harriet Tubman circa 1820 - 1913 — The Extra Mile — Points of Light Volunteer Pathway —
On G Street Northwest east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
99 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — 5850-2019 — Julia Ward Howe — 1819 - 1910
On 14th Street Northwest at F Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 14th Street Northwest.
100 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .4 — The Roots of Freedom and Equality — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail
On 7th Street Northwest south of F Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.

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