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Underground Railroad
Type:
City
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.
Dedication Date:
04/29/2000
Location
In Capitol Park, Walnut St. near Commonwealth Ave., Harrisburg
County:
Dauphin
Latitude:
40.26
Longitude:
-76.88
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