Secret Passages: Underground Railroad Activity in and Around Smithsburg (SMI)

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Everyone
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Mini-Lessons in History from the Smithsburg Historical Society

Secret Passages: Underground Railroad Activity in and Around Smithsburg

Recent research has revealed that the "South Mountain Corridor" from the Potomac to the Pennsylvania line was a route on the underground railroad.  This lecture will look at newspaper accounts from the time period, local lore, and personal accounts of underground railroad activity, including evidence that Isaac Gehr, a Smithsburg storekeeper, was an operator on the underground railroad.  Presented by Jefferson Boyer, Smithsburg Historical Society Present.  Approximately 30 minutes.