Slavery & the Underground Railroad in South Central Pennsylvania (Cooper H. Wingert - LH) buckle

Slavery & the Underground Railroad in South Central Pennsylvania (Cooper H. Wingert - LH) buckleMuch like the rest of the nation, South Central Pennsylvania struggled with slavery. The institution lingered locally for more than fifty years, although it was virtually extinct everywhere else within Pennsylvania. Gradually, antislavery views prevailed. The Appalachian Mountains and the Susquehanna River provided natural cover for fleeing slaves, causing an influx of travel along the Underground Railroad. Locals like William Wright and James

As former battlefield guides at Spotsylvania Court House

Granny Will Your Dog Bite/Guilderoy

and meetings with a wide range of national and world leaders

Hooded Sweatshirt

but what of the Union dead

the sacrifice

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Adult sized

The area maps and 270+ color photographs make this guide a welcome addition for the park visitor or the armchair traveler

“… and sir I do assure you he has as much the use of your wife as you have

participation in the Petersburg campaign and the guarding of prisoners at Point Lookout

Gum Tree Canoe