Life of escaped slave, abolitionist, civil war spy and suffragist Harriet Tubman. Welcome to Harriet Tubman underground state park. My name is ranger crenshaw. She was born three miles east of here in the town of madison and she spent time in this area as well as in bucktown a few miles west of here. It was in this area of Dorchester County she learned the skills that were vital to make her a successful conductor of the underground railroad such as reading the landscape, reading the stars, foraging for food, walking outdoors and being comfortable by herself. This building is lined in cedar which is a reference to her time in the timber fields with her father. The last three buildings are lined in zinc and the idea is that over time it will patina and weather like copper and it will begin to fade and the idea is that after you visit our come through our Visitor Center your ignorance about Harriet Tubmans life and the underground railroad will fade as well. We have a number of green feat
Abolitionist, civil war spy and suffragist Harriet Tubman. Welcome to Harriet Tubman underground railroad state park. My name is Ranger Crenshaw and here we highlight Harriet Tubmans early years. She was born not three miles east of here in the town of madison and she spent a lot of time in this area as well as bucktown a few miles west of here. It was here in this area of Dorchester County that she learned the skills vital to make her a successful conductor on the underground railroad, reading the landscape, reading the stars, foraging for food and being comfortable outdoors by herself. Id like to highlight a little bit about our Visitors Center. This building is lined in cedar. These last three buildings are lined in zinc and the idea behind the zinc is that over time it will begin to patina and weather kind of like copper begins to patina and it will begin to fade and the idea is that after you come through our Visitors Center your ignorance about Harriet Tubmans life with the under
Be disposed, well dispose of it. If need be, well remove carpet from her bedroom as well. Were hoping that will take care of the problem. the Response Team has tested eighty homes over the past few days. Looking for the source of the mercury contamination. This home on san grail court was deemed unsafe. Its still unclear, though, if this is the source of the contamination. Epa Officials Say they plan to clean this home, which is rented, for the next 2 to 3 days. The identity of that student has not been released. Reporting live Shakala Alvaranga 8 news now. shakala, is there any concern for nearby neighbors . Shakala Alvaranga , Officials Say residents in this neighborhood should not worry. They say the contamination is limited to the interior of this meanwhile students are back in the classroom at johnson junior high school. After the epa gave the all clear to reopen the campus after classes were cancelled for three days. 8 news now reporter karen castro is live near buffalo drive and
Whatd they spend the rest of the money on . Well the audit shows the company instead spent the money on an employee winter social, a holiday luncheon, gift cards. Among other things. I did reach out to the company mentioned in the audit. They told me they were preparing a statement and they should have that to me at some point. Sigtarp. The people conducting the audit also have some reccomendations on what the state should do with the findings. Ill have that for you at 6. The epa mercury contamination that began at Walter Johnson junior high school. Those worries have now spread to a family home. The epa is picking apart this home not far from the school near alta and buffalo. Authorities say the family will remain out of the house for at least another day or two. Investigators are ripping up items that could be contaminated two children live at the home. One is of school age while the other is not. This morning johnson junior high was back in session nearly a week after mercury was di
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