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Underground Railroad Car Tour

May 11 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm

These tours are lead by Dr. Nancy Theiss who wrote the book A Tour of the Underground Railroad Along the Ohio River (2020, The History Press). As Executive Director of the Oldham County History Center, Theiss has led research and programs that have been identified significant by the National Park Service to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, hosting archaeological investigations since 2005 on the Bibb Escapes/Gatewood Plantation. Participants on the tours will drive their own cars in a small caravan, to specific sites of activities from freedom seekers during Antebellum Era in Oldham County including grave sites, auction sites and house sites.

All tour times are from 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Pre-registration required: $10 per person

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Details

Date:
May 11
Time:
10:30 am - 1:30 pm

Organizer

Oldham County History Center
Phone
(502) 222-0826
Email
education@oldhamkyhistory.com
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Venue

Oldham Co History Center Campus
106 N. Second Avenue
La Grange, KY 40031 United States
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Phone
(502) 222-0826
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