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The First Congregational Church of Detroit was established on December 25, 1844. Two church buildings were built near the Detroit River. The third building was constructed at the present site in 1891, and was designed by architect John Lyman Faxon. An addition to the church, known as the Angel's Wing, was constructed in 1921 by Albert Kahn. [3]
Detroit Historical Museum; Detroit Institute of Arts; ... Underground Railroad Living Museum This page was last edited on 18 May 2024, at 03:01 (UTC). Text ...
Detroit Institute of Arts. This list of museums in Michigan encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Underground Railroad promoter and station master and anti-slavery lecturer. The Guy Beckley House is on the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. [43] Erastus and Sarah Hussey — Battle Creek [44] Second Baptist Church — Detroit [17] Dr. Nathan M. Thomas House — Schoolcraft [17] Wright Modlin — Williamsville, Cass County.
During the early years of Detroit, the African-American population was relatively small. However, the Second Baptist Church (1857; rebuilt 1914) was founded with an African-American congregation in the 1830s; the church played an instrumental role in the Underground Railroad, due to Detroit's proximity to Canada. The auto boom of the 20th ...
This so-called "fresh air bedroom" was used by Railroad Jack, aka Harry Decatur Cooper, to sleep outdoors. The photo, taken in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1914, was originally provided by Cooper.
Mifflin farmstead set to open to the public in the spring. The first phase of the project, which will begin this fall, will involve construction of a new driveway, 30 parking spaces and an ADA ...
Underground Railroad Living Museum This page was last edited on 27 July 2013, at 01:16 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...