New Jersey played an integral part in the escape of thousands of slaves from upper southern states such as Virginia, Maryland and Delaware through the Underground Railroad. According to Gloucester ...

Schopp specializes in transportation history and Black history in South Jersey ... communities in New Jersey with historic Underground Railroad sites, according to a map charting their locations ...

WOODSTOWN, New ... of southern New Jersey, we have a great idea. There is a new option in Salem County to take one of several excursions on the historic Woodstown Central Railroad.

New Jersey — and South Jersey in particular — played a critical role in the success of the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses, safe spaces and secret routes. Abolitionists ...

New Jersey is America’s most densely populated state and also the most congested, with drivers spending an average of 48 hours in traffic annually. Fortunately, we are also the top state for ...

(Tubman lived in Cape May in the 1850s, working as a cook in hotels and family homes to earn money to fund the Underground Railroad. She directed freedom-seekers up through New Jersey into states ...

The Underground Railroad carrying escaped slaves to freedom ran through New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Here is a look at eight spots of note in the tri-state area.

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