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List of Underground Railroad sites

The list of Underground Railroad sites includes safe places, help, and transportation for former enslaved people in 19th century North America before and during the American Civil War. It also includes places linked to people who worked to help all Americans gain freedom in the movement to end slavery in the United States. The list of officially confirmed Underground Railroad and Network to Freedom sites is arranged by state or province and specific location.

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Isaac S. Flint

Isaac S. Flint (November 3, 1819 – April 6, 1893) was a station master, lecturer, farmer, and teacher. He helped Samuel D.

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Rail transport in New Zealand

Rail transport in New Zealand is an important part of the country’s transportation system. A nationwide network of 4,375.5 km (2,718.8 mi) of tracks connects most major cities in the North and South Islands. These cities are linked by rail and road ferries that travel between the islands.

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Philip A. Hart Plaza

Philip A. Hart Plaza, located in downtown Detroit, is a city plaza along the Detroit River. It is near the spot where Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, arrived in 1701 to establish Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, the settlement that later became Detroit.

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Climax locomotive

A Climax locomotive is a special type of steam-powered train engine made by the Climax Manufacturing Company, which later became the Climax Locomotive Works in Corry, Pennsylvania. These engines had two steam cylinders connected to a transmission under the middle of the boiler. The transmission sent power through driveshafts to the front and back trucks.

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Dr. Nathan M. Thomas House

The Dr. Nathan M. Thomas House is a house where one family lives, located at 613 East Cass Street in Schoolcraft, Michigan.

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Carswell House

The Stuart Randall and Priscilla Kellogg Carswell House is a historic home located in Newark, Delaware. Built in 1948, it is a rare example of International style architecture in Delaware. The house was constructed by Stuart Carswell (1891–1949) and his wife, Priscilla (1907–1991).

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Michigan Anti-Slavery Society

The Michigan Anti-Slavery Society, also known as the Michigan State Anti-Slavery Society, was created on November 10, 1836, in Ann Arbor, which was part of the Michigan Territory from 1805 to 1837. The first meeting took place at the First Presbyterian Church on East Huron Street. The society was part of a movement to end slavery in several states during the 1830s and supported efforts to help enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad.

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History of slavery in Michigan

Before the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was approved in 1865, people in Michigan had different views about slavery. Some supported slavery, while others worked to end it.

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Ambassador Bridge

The Ambassador Bridge is a large suspension bridge that crosses the Detroit River, linking Detroit, Michigan, United States, with Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1929 and is a toll bridge that handles the most trade between the United States and Canada by volume. The bridge carries more than 25% of all goods traded between the two countries by value.

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