New state task force aims to promote state’s Underground Railroad history
First meeting took place Tuesday.
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Old State Capitol gets Underground Railroad designation
The Old State Capitol in downtown Springfield has been accepted to the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. That announcement was made Thursday. The building is one of 17 new listings spanning 13 states. The Network, now consisting of more than 700 sites, honors and preserves the history of resistance to enslavement