THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD & TOMLINSON LAKE CONNECTION
By Joe Gee Victoria County in New Brunswick was part of the route for the Underground Railroad that helped African Americans escape from slavery in the United States. Just to add to the story, those escaping slavery were hidden in a wagon loaded with straw and transported up the...
Underground railroad to new brunswick
Who knew that Tomlinson Lake, nestled amongst the pines outside of Carlingford, was the end of a dangerous journey for many slaves who had escaped on the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad helped thousands of escaped slaves find freedom in Canada. Many routes led through New York into Ontario,...
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In the last issue of the Blackfly Gazette we ran a brief story about the Underground Railroad into New Brunswick. I had no idea that fugitives from slavers in the United States had made the terrifying flight to freedom through little Fort Fairfield and into our province. In...