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Pics from my hike Saturday where Harriet Tubman helped slaves secretly cross into Canada

I don’t know how many people know about this trail. I’ve never heard anyone talk about it and I found it by accident.

The trail is at the bottom of the cliff in the USA side of Whirlpool Bridge. There is a plaque there about Harriet Tubman that said this is the location of the Underground Railroad where she helped the slaves secretly cross into Canada

There’s no sign or anything about a path but I did see these really old looking steps made out of rock and I followed them to see where they went. You path take these stairs all the way down the hill and you can walk along the Niagara river. It was really quite beautiful, but definitely not safe for young kids or people who have trouble doing stairs. Anyway, here are some pictures. You can see Niagara Falls in the background of one of the pictures and the brown bridge that you see in one of my pictures replaced the original bridge where the slaves crossed, but you can read about that in the plaque if you can enlarge my photo

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I would give every one of those slaves a hug as they entered and celebrate along with them. Human's once again, welcome to Canada. Likely lots of great stories from them after, or some of them at least.
I’m going to take that path next time I’m there, thanks for the heads up
Jenny1234 · 56-60, F
@Ghostinthemachine the psyche is just to the left of that plaque and down the hill a bit
@Jenny1234 Thank you, Jenny1234
iamthe99 · M
I think of Harriet Tubman and I think of this song, written and sung by the astonishing Cynthia Erivo. Astoundingly powerful.

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being · 36-40, F
Very beautiful, everything and what a story
Teslin · M
InstructHer · 61-69, M
Fascinating.
Thank you for sharing this
Notsimilarreally · 31-35, F
That’s the coolest looking moth omg
Jenny1234 · 56-60, F
@Notsimilarreally ikr!!!!!! It was about 2.5”
YoMomma · 41-45
Quite the hike
Jenny1234 · 56-60, F
@YoMomma might be the best one I’ve been on yet
YoMomma · 41-45
@Jenny1234 nice
JustEd · 41-45, M
Beautiful views.
That’s really fascinating history.

 
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