PROGRaMs EXHIBITS AT WOODLAWN MANOR CULTURAL PARK Sandy Spring CApITAl REGION Rockville MON E-15 In Their Steps: A Guided Walking Tour 29 Courthouse & Red Brick Sqs, 20850 301-762-0096 Hear about the life of Josiah Henson, who risked all for freedom and whose autobiography was the inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe’s main character in Uncle Tom’s Cabin . Find out about the young Ann Maria Weems, who escaped enslavement in Rockville dressed as a coachman, and about two sisters from a prominent Rockville family who exemplify the di erences between slaveholders. peerlessrockville.org Germantown MON E-13 Button Farm Living History Center 16820 Black Rock Rd. 20874 The historic Button Farm, home to the Menare Foundation, is situated on 40 acres inside Seneca Creek State Park and is Maryland’s only living history center depicting 19th century slave plantation life and the heroic story of the Underground Railroad through unique living history experiences. The farm o ers regular events and programs year round. buttonfarm.org trail has a natural surface and includes interpretive sign markers keyed to a map. Find the map at the Woodlawn Manor trailhead or on the web site. montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/woodlawn-manor-cultural-park/underground-railroad-experience-trail-hikes CEnTRaL MARYlaNd Annapolis AAR F-19 Sandy Spring MON E-15 The Underground Railroad Experience Trail Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park, 16501 Norwood Rd, 20860 • 301-650-4373 Call for group tours. This trail commemorates Montgomery County residents involved with the Underground Railroad, and celebrates the Quaker heritage and traditions of Sandy Spring. Learn how fl eeing slaves eluded capture. This two-mile Annapolis Tours & Watermark Cruises 1 Dock St, PO Box 3350, 21403 410-268-7601; 800-569-9622 O ers various themed tours, including African-American History Tours that highlight the Thurgood Marshall Memorial, Matthew Henson Plaque and other sites. annapolistours.com 38 Maryland’s Underground Railroad & African-American Heritage Travel Guide
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