Posted on Oct 12, 2023
National Park Service adds 3 Missouri sites to Underground Railroad network
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Three St. Louis-area locations have been added to the National Park Service's National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom for their connections to enslaved people.
The National Park Service has added three St. Louis area locations to is National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom to help commemorate the history of enslaved people who escaped to freedom
The Tower Grove house at the Missouri Botanical Garden, the burial site of Archer Alexander at St. Peter's Cemetery in Normandy and Greenwood Cemetery in Hillsdale are now part of the program.
The program, founded in 1998, memorializes sites across the country tied to slavery and the Underground Railroad. The recently added sites join more than 750 locations across the U.S. and Canada.
“The Network to Freedom commemorates the courage, resilience and creativity of freedom seekers and provides insight to their struggles against oppression,” National Park Service Director Chuck Sams said in a statement. "Every listing added to the program moves us closer to telling a more complete and inclusive history of our nation and its quest to form a more perfect union.”
The National Park Service has added three St. Louis area locations to is National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom to help commemorate the history of enslaved people who escaped to freedom
The Tower Grove house at the Missouri Botanical Garden, the burial site of Archer Alexander at St. Peter's Cemetery in Normandy and Greenwood Cemetery in Hillsdale are now part of the program.
The program, founded in 1998, memorializes sites across the country tied to slavery and the Underground Railroad. The recently added sites join more than 750 locations across the U.S. and Canada.
“The Network to Freedom commemorates the courage, resilience and creativity of freedom seekers and provides insight to their struggles against oppression,” National Park Service Director Chuck Sams said in a statement. "Every listing added to the program moves us closer to telling a more complete and inclusive history of our nation and its quest to form a more perfect union.”
National Park Service adds 3 Missouri sites to Underground Railroad network
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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..."This way, people that are interested in it and are looking at all these sites, they can know that there is indeed a really important story behind these sites,” she said.
Alexander is buried in an unmarked grave but Keeven-Franke said a memorial will be completed at the cemetery.
“This memorial will stand across the road from there and share the story of Archer Alexander,” Keeven-Franke said. “Being on the network of freedom now, even more people will become aware of our true story.”...
..."This way, people that are interested in it and are looking at all these sites, they can know that there is indeed a really important story behind these sites,” she said.
Alexander is buried in an unmarked grave but Keeven-Franke said a memorial will be completed at the cemetery.
“This memorial will stand across the road from there and share the story of Archer Alexander,” Keeven-Franke said. “Being on the network of freedom now, even more people will become aware of our true story.”...
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