the mixed emotional thing because it is an honour being the owner but also, you are kind of like the keeper of the records. piece by piece, researchers have been slowly uncovering many of the until now unknown people and places that played such an important role in the story of the underground railroad. it is a tale of bravery, endeavour and, above all, hope for freedom and a better life. me and my paddle buddy, we were just talking about how it connects to our heritage, being black women, and how empowering and invigorating it is to know parts of your history. our ancestors, the people came before us, the freedom seekers i felt honoured for a moment just to be where they walked and kind of experience a little bit of what they may have experienced. i love the term freedom
seekers and some of those folks stopped at the ton farm. this site is a stop on the journey. when we finally did the very deep map and archaeological research that the actual site of the ton farm is on the property of what is now called chicago s finest marina, which is the oldest black owned marina in the chicago region. we re part of chicago but we re also part of a deep, rich history that has not been told yet. the property was actually used during the underground railroad to hide freedom seekers who were coming from all over, trying to escape slavery down south. and just to look off into the water and wonder what their travels were to get this far and this close. the mixed emotional thing because it is an honour being the owner but also, you are kind of like the keeper of the records.
this site is a stop on the journey. when we finally did the very deep map and archaeological research, the actual site of the ton farm is on the property of what is now called chicago s finest marina, which is the oldest black owned marina in the chicago region. we re part of chicago, - but we re also part of a deep, rich history that hasn t been told yet. - the property was actually used i during the underground railroad to hide freedom seekers- who were coming from all over, trying to escape slavery down south. and just to look off into the water and wonder what their travels - were to get this far and this close. a mixed emotional thing cos it s an honour being the owner, - but also is you re kind of like the keeper of the records. piece by piece, researchers have been slowly uncovering
this site is a stop on the journey. when we finally did the very deep map and archaeological research that the actual site of the farm is on the property of what is now called chicago s finest marina which is the oldest black owned mariner in the chicago region. we are part of chicago but we re also part of a deep, rich history that has not been told yet. the property was actually used during the underground railroad to hide freedom seekers who were coming from all over, trying to escape slavery down south, and just to look off into the water and wonder what their travels were to get this far and this close, it s a mixed emotional thing because it is an honour, but also, you are like the keeper of the records.
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