1STCong-Spire.JPG (4912 bytes)Underground Railroad Tour at the Historic
First Congregational Church of Detroit


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The runaway slaves would follow rivers upstream, as a navigational tool.  Wading in the water would also throw the slave catchers' bloodhounds off the scent.

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The Historic First Congregational Church of Detroit
33 E. Forest at Woodward
Detroit, MI 48202
Ph:  (313) 831-4080

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