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Underground Railroad Bus Tour
June 20 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Join our friends at the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association for a bus tour of Underground Railroad sites in honor of Juneteenth. The bus will leave from the North Star Underground Railroad Museum (1131 Mace Chasm Road, Ausable Chasm) at 10:00 AM. The tour will go from Keeseville/Peru to Beekmantown/Plattsburgh stopping at key sites in the area, including churches involved in the abolitionist struggle and local cemeteries, with reenactors providing historical interpretation. Among the reenactors will be the great, great grandson of local Underground Railroad leader Stephen Keese Smith.
Included in the bus tour is a stop at the Plattsburgh Public Library (19 Oak Street, Plattsburgh) for a special FREE movie that highlights how the Underground Railroad helped a Union soldier get home after he ended up in a Confederate prison. The movie starts at 1:30 PM. If you are riding on the bus, you are encouraged to bring a lunch. The bus will return to the North Star Museum at 4:00 PM.
The bus costs $10 for an individual and $20 for a family. Register online at https://northcountryundergroundrailroad.com/.