Chris Densmore to speak Feb. 29 in UnionvilleChristopher Densmore will speak at Unionville High School Friday, Feb. 29, 8 p.m., on "The Underground Railroad in Chester County and Beyond: Across Race, Across Region, and Across Religion." This program is sponsored by the Hadley Fund and is free of charge. Grey Sox Movie Trailer is now onlineGet a glimpse of this new documentary and find out how to get your own DVD copy. Click here. Kennett Underground Railroad Center is temporarily homeless.After we lost our lease at the History Station in Kennett, Chadds Ford Historical Society kindly invited us to set up our URR pictures, Hayes bed, “slave” dress, and the rest of our artifacts and information in their display room for a year. That room was a fine space for our exhibits, and we enjoyed making new friends down at Chadds Ford. That year is up, however, and we are looking for another space. URR Heritage Tours for 2008Our 2008 Underground Railroad Heritage Tours will start up again, at 1 and 2:30 p.m. on May 18, June 29, July 27, and August 31. At the Visitors Center, be sure to see their Underground Railroad exhibit and also the display of the history of their building, the very historic former Longwood Progressive Meeting of Friends. We are happy to speak to local groups about this fascinating period in Kennett’s history. Just call 610-347-2237 to inquire. |
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Honor the past.
Celebrate our heritage.
Look to the future with courage and pride.
Today, more than any other time in our country's history, communities are uniting to promote the values and commitments that contribute to the ongoing quest for freedom around the world. The Kennett Underground Railroad Center fosters this movement by celebrating American heroes whose courage led them to dare so much, simply to live a decent life.
Welcome!
The Kennett Underground Railroad Center takes visitors back in history to a time when slavery existed in our nation and the underground railroad was a "trackless trail." Follow that trail with us. Meet the people, hear the legends and learn the facts. Understand why the underground railroad is one of the greatest and most revered events in our country’s history.
Where is Hannah Cox's Diary?
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The Kennett Underground Railroad Map
Explore the area's Underground Railroad sites with this clickable map of Southern Chester County, with pictures and descriptions of many important stops on the "trackless trail." Click Here.
Our Mission
The Kennett Underground Railroad Center, a multicultural and diverse organization, celebrates the values that brought an end to slavery in America and the heroes whose courage led them to dare so much, simply to live a decent life.
Surrounded by one of the greatest concentrations of Underground Railroad stations in the country, we seek to identify and preserve buildings, artifacts, and documents associated with that inspiring time in our history for the purpose of educating present generations and those to come.
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Learn more about what we do.
Take an online tourof our former museum space, to learn about KURC's approach and scope.
Read the story of Johnson Hayes Walker , one of the many slaves who came thru Kennett Square.