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People buried there. Tell me about the origins of the cemetery. When was it first created . 1864. Was first created in during the civil war a lot of africanamericans were running away from slavery. There were also some free blacks who were in alexandria. They were dying in large numbers. The land with top skated the land was confiscated. They were buried there. The cemetery goes from 1864 to 1868. That many people died. 17 to 1800 people died. Was inmentioned it disrepair for quite a number of years. About half a century. Tell me how it was discovered. The city purchased a gas station. They started to date and confirmed there was a cemetery. They looked at maps. First, they did not find a cemetery on the map. Built,e gas station was the map was changed. They had to go back to earlier maps. That is when they found out it was called the freed men cemetery. Tell me what artifacts existed at the cemetery when it was rediscovered. They did not exhume any bodies. They then a fight it was a c ....
That and on the opposite side, in windsor there is one facing our statue pointing back on this side. Gateway to freedom means that this was the passageway or the route to get to canada to freedom. Was aderground railroad loose mechanism for the freedom seekers to escape to freedom. So, throughout the north especially, their work safe havens. The idea was to get across the ohio river from the slave states to the free states and so there were a lot of safe havens throughout illinois, indiana, forthpittsburgh, and so as well as michigan. The founders future founders of second baptist got involved in the underground railroad before they were even a church. Before they were even a place of worship back in 1831 when thornton and Lucy Blackburn escaped from a plantation in kentucky. The colored community was involved in helping them escape to toronto, in canada. To numbers, mr. And mrs. Lightfoot and mr. And mrs. French were prominent in ....
Have to put a clamp on the third rail and to confirm the power is shut down and thats what they did, there was a slight shock but theyre fine. Reporter they used another machine to make sure the power was indeed off to remove the womans womans body. Man theyre well trained. Safety first, it has to be confirmed by three people on the team by the Fire Department and even then, its tested that its shut down before anyone enters. Reporter the incident, shutting down the red light leaving many to take shuttle buses and long lines. Woman this is really frustrating, im trying to get to my kids and my husband. This is too much. I just got out of work and now i have to walk all the way down here just to get home. Woman its a little crazy but what are you going to do. Reporter the firefighters were taken to the hospital as a some breaking news were following right now. Police are investigating a deadly shooting in door chester tonight. Thi ....
Contaminated or compromised. The real key here is to get to the site and to look at the forensic evidence on the skin of the aircraft. President obama called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern ukraine. So a credible International Investigation can get underway. Reporting from washington, karen travers, channel 6 news. Thank you. The local Ukrainian Community is set to gather tonight on the ben franklin parkway to remember the victims in the Malaysia Airlines crash. Chad pradelli is live there now with more. Chad . Shirleen, roughly 100 people are expected to gather here for tonights vigil. It begins at 7 00. There will be flowers, candles, and then a march. The march will begin under the ukrainian flag and ends at the flag of netherlands. We are expressing the range of feelings from shock, sadness ....
Down here were not looking at a lot. Looks like well start out with some sunshine then clouds build. Some of this pinwheel precipitationing see around that departing low may try to march down into the region later but it will arrive in the form of a very light rain or snow shower. Temperatures right now not too bad. Still holding 42 degrees as we head past the 5 00 a. M. Hour. 40 degrees in allentown, 42 in wilmington, 40 in Sea Isle City t and as you head out the door this morning again partly cloudy skies, some sun building over the horizon a little later on and its possible that we dip down into the 30s between 6 00 and 8 oclock. 42 is your high this afternoon. Well probably hit that around 2 oclock. Well still be in the upper 30s by 9 oclock and hovering in those low 40s for most of the afternoon. By 6 oclock probably dropping down to 37. Again through the day a popup rain or snow shower, no big deal. Little more of that action ....