Walk with us and trace a portion of the footsteps of 104 brave souls who escaped an angry mob of anti-abolitionists in Utica in 1835, embarked on an Erie Canal barge to Canastota, and climbed the trail to Peterboro where they formed the New York State Antislavery Society.
The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum Induction Committee has announced the names of four 19th C. abolitionists to be inducted into the Hall of Fame Saturday, October 19, 2024 in Peterboro NY:
Catharine White Coffin
Levi Coffin
Leonard Andrew Grimes
James McCune Smith