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The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-1800s, and used by African-American slaves to escape into free states, Canada and Nova Scotia with the aid of…

Listed here is a document detailing aspects of Fort Erie from 1866.

Listed here is a document pertinent to the Flake homestead. Attached is additional information regarding the home, as well as photographs and information pertinent to the Flake family of Fort Erie.

Listed here is a document pertinent to the Fenian Invasions of 1866. These invasions were carried out by Irish-American militias who sought independence from the yoke of British rule by attacking British colonial interests in both North America and…

This listing pertains to the wreck of the Walk-n-the-Water, a pioneer steamboat.

Listed here is a map of Fort Erie's south end in the 1860s.