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Mission

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HISTORY PROJECT RESEARCHES AND PRESERVES THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL HISTORY OF THE ANTI-SLAVERY AND UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MOVEMENTS, THEIR INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS, AND THEIR LEGACIES TO LATER STRUGGLES; IT ENGAGES IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND DIALOGUE ABOUT THESE MOVEMENTS AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO MODERN SOCIETY.

Myers Residence

“WE DEVOTE ALL OUR TIME TO THE CARE OF THE OPPRESSED WHO COME AMONG US. OUR PAY IS SMALL, BUT YET WE ARE WILLING TO CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE CAN FOR THEM. WE HAVE ARRIVALS EVERY FEW DAYS FROM SOUTHERN OPPRESSION, AND FORWARD THEM TO THE NEXT DEPOT …”

STEPHEN MYERS, 1860

Underground Railroad History

The Capital Region of New York State was visited by thousands of fugitives seeking freedom in the years prior to the Civil War in the 19th Century. URHPCR, Inc. seeks to acknowledge the active underground railroad movement in our region, to raise awareness about and stimulate interest in this little recognized and inspiring part of our history, to understand it in its historic context, to encourage the recognition of local historic figures and the activities in which they engaged, to preserve that history, and to relate that history with us today.