Ontario, Niagara Municipality, Fort Erie
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From around 1830 to 1860, thousands of freedom seekers used the Underground Railroad to reach sanctuary in Canada - the “promised land”. Many crossed the Niagara River from the United State to Fort Erie, including Josiah Henson and his family, who arrived on the 28th of October 1830. The book Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, was patterned after his life.
This park has been created to celebrate their lives and to remind present and future generations of their struggle to be free.
Brian E. Merrett, Chairman
The Niagara Parks Commission
October 28, 2000
(Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
From around 1830 to 1860, thousands of freedom seekers used the Underground Railroad to reach sanctuary in Canada - the “promised land”. Many crossed the Niagara River from the United State to Fort Erie, including Josiah Henson and his family, who arrived on the 28th of October 1830. The book Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, was patterned after his life.
This park has been created to celebrate their lives and to remind present and future generations of their struggle to be free.
Brian E. Merrett, Chairman
The Niagara Parks Commission
October 28, 2000
(Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
