URR Trail: Oxford
Washband (Washburn) Tavern 90 Oxford Road Finding this place marked my first time I was ever in Oxford. I didn’t stay too long, but the drive through the woods over from Lake Zoar was lovely. Even though the Freedom Trail put together a new, far better website, there’s still not too much about this building: […]
URR Trail: North Stonington
John Randall House (formerly known as Randall’s Ordinary Landmark Inn & Restaurant) Route 2 This property is probably the most interesting of the 19 along the Underground Railroad route. There is a ton online about this property – the best of which I’ll copy and paste here. I had mentioned to a knowledgeable woman that […]
URR Trail: Manchester
Hart Porter Homestead/Outbuilding 465 Porter Street I’ve no information on this stop along the Underground Railroad. But I can verify that the whole family drove by it with me after a visit to an in-town children’s museum. This is located in the nicest part of Manchester, that’s for sure. Update! From the newly revamped CT […]
URR Trail: Middletown (2)
1. Benjamin Douglas House 11 South Main Street A rather handsome stop along the Underground Railroad. Benjamin Douglas (1816-1894) was a prominent abolitionist in Middletown. Given his abolitionist sentiments, his home may have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. In 1839, he was one of 11 members of the Middletown Anti-Slavery Society. He was […]
URR Trail: Farmington (3)
Underground Railroad Trail in Farmington 3 Locations as of May 2013 I should note that with a sweeping 2011 update of the CT Freedom Trail site, Farmington seems to have lost two Underground Railroad stops. Oh well – though one remains over on the Amistad Trail. From the 1780’s to the 1860s, Farmington was an […]
Freedom Trail: Bloomfield (Removed)
Francis Gillette House, Bloomfield Address redacted I have no idea why or when it happened, but this house is no longer part of the Connecticut Freedom Trail. I’ve decided to keep this page here, however, because I think it’s a cool story. I began my tour of this far-ranging trail close to home… in Bloomfield […]
UHVAAHT
Upper Housatonic Valley African American Heritage Trail Now you know why I used the acronym in the title. My word, what a mouthful. Here’s the website of the trail, most of which is in Massachusetts. A few of the stops along the way are part of the greater Connecticut Freedom Trail, but that’s understandable. North […]
Iron Heritage Trail (6 Tours)
This trail’s web presence is confusing and lacking. Undaunted, I contacted the Salisbury (CT) Town Historian, Katherine Chilcoat, who sent me an excellent brochure and map of the trail. It is published by the Upper Housatonic Valley Heritage Area and appears to be a work in progress. Between the Lakes seems to be be helping […]