Chatham-Kent Travel Guide 2008

explore North Buxton Chatham-Kent’s role in the emotional human history of the Underground Railroad is retold in North Buxton.Visitors can experience rare living history in a landscape unchanged from the 1850s when former slaves found freedom here. One of the last stops on the Underground Railroad, this successful settlement and Ontario’s second largest national historic site is one of Canada’s few remaining black settlements. Most of the 100 residents who live on this 9,000-acre settlement are descendants of slaves. Buxton National Historic Site and Museum preserves the community’s living history with a hands-on exhibit featuring thousands of artifacts and tour of an 1861 school, two churches, a cemetery, log cabin and barn. New additions to the site include the oldest standing log cabin built in 1852 by a former slave, the barn of one of the first black Canadian men elected to political office and the Buxton Liberty Bell. North Buxton Homecoming, Aug. 31 - Sept 3, 2008 Come and join in the fun at Buxton’s Homecoming Celebration on Labour Day Weekend. Weekend events feature: U.S/Canadian Underground Railroad Historical and Genealogy conference with renowned speakers and historians, Family Feud Baseball tournament, parade, carnival rides, auto show, crafts and more. 519-352-4799 Buxton National Historic Site & Museum The Buxton National Historic Site and Museum is on the original site of the Elgin Settlement. Founded in 1849 as a refuge for escaped slaves, this settlement became one of the last stops on the Underground Railroad, and was home to more than 2,000 men, women and children who transformed swamp and bush into a selfsufficient community. 21975 A.D. Shadd Rd., 519-352-4799. www.buxtonmuseum.com (see ad below) Curriculum based on educational programs for elementary students featuring Underground Railroad & Early African Canadian Settlements & Community May, June, September & October: Wed.-Sun. 1-4:30 July-August: Daily 10-4:30 Nov.-April: Mon.-Fri. 1-4:30, or by appointment 519-352-4799 email: buxton@ciaccess.com www.buxtonmuseum.com The Bell was presented in 1850 by the coloured inhabitants of Pittsburgh to the Academy at Raleigh, Canada West. It rang every time a fugitive reached safety in Buxton. Located on A.D. Shadd Rd. Don’t Miss the Homecoming Labour Day Weekend! 44 explore www.c ktour ism.com http://www.buxtonmuseum.com http://www.buxtonmuseum.com http://www.buxtonmuseum.com http://www.cktourism.com

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Chatham-Kent Travel Guide 2008 Contents Travel Tips Birding Camping Classic Cars Fishing Genealogy Golf Hunting Kite & Wake Boarding Scuba Diving Skateboarding Underground Railroad Tour Blenheim Blenheim Bothwell Chatham Chatham Map of Chatham-Kent Dresden Erieau Erieau Lighthouse Cove Mitchell’s Bay Morpeth North Buxton Ridgetown Ridgetown Rondeau Rondeau Thamesville Tilbury Wallaceburg Wallaceburg Walpole Island Wheatley Accommodations & B&Bs Accommodations & B&Bs Camping Farm Markets Golf Marinas Restaurants Shopping Transportation

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