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Underground Railroad Historic Marker - Maxwell Creek

Historic Site #:12-138   (Exists)   Type: B2,F2,J6 Town:Sodus
Site Name:Underground Railroad Historic Marker - Maxwell CreekGPS Coordinates:43.26589, -77.02443
Address:7563 Lake Rd. Sodus New York on the north side of the road at Maxwell Creek Bed & Breakfast Inn.
Description:
Underground Railroad Plaque at Maxwell Creek.


🔊Audio: Underground Railroad/Abolition Tour Sound Bite
 
Photo courtesy of Edith FarringtonPhoto courtesy Maxwell Creek Bed & Breakfast
YouTube Video Ballad of the Underground Railroad
 
Historic narrative:

Believed to have been Underground Railroad safe house CA 1846. Original owners Elizabeth and John Preston were known abolitionists.
Placed by New York Folklore Society, William C. Pomeroy Foundation 2015

 

To read more about this house, click the links below:

 http://historicsoduspoint.com/buildings/bed-and-breakfast/maxwell-creek-bed-and-breakfast/




References:

Historic Sodus Point web site

YouTube Video The Ballad of the Underground Railroad