Matthew's Church and Second Baptist Church.Weather Underground’s interactive WunderMap now enables users to go back and forth in time. Monroe and William Lambert founded the church, encouraging antislavery and activism between the St. Organized in 1846, abolitionists the Rev. Matthew's Church was one of the city's first Black congregations. After he was convicted, his right hand was branded with the letters "SS" for "slave stealer." Walker, who died in 1878, spent his final years on his farm, which is now in Norton Shores. Walker was arrested off the coast of Florida in 1844 for trying to deliver seven escaped slaves to freedom.
The map features 24 sites, which included the gravesite of Capt. "Our hope is that the heightened visibility will encourage more local groups and historical societies to document their connections to the Underground Railroad and seek National Network to Freedom recognition."
"We expect that the Michigan Freedom Trail signs and online resources will make the Underground Railroad stories a more prominent part of Michigan tourism and education," Sandra Clark, director of the Michigan History Center, said in a statement. Matthew Clara (courtesy of Michigan Department of Natural Resources) Power was also involved in antislavery societies and ran for lieutenant governor in the Liberty Party in 1841. Power's father founded the town and was one of Farmington's most active abolitionists. Burial Site of Nathan Power in Farmington, Michigan. The Michigan History Center and the Michigan Freedom Trail Commission partnered to collect several stories of people fleeing enslavement in the mid-1800s, abolitionists who helped them, and communities that stepped in to protect freedom seekers. (CBS DETROIT) - A new interactive map is giving people a chance to learn more about the Underground Railroad in Michigan.
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