Photo Credit: Onondaga County
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 The Underground Railroad was active throughout the central part of New York State with many stations in the Finger Lakes region. In Auburn, visit the home of Harriet Tubman, a former slave herself, who personally conducted over 300 people to freedom via the Underground Railroad, earning her the title "Moses of her People." More Underground Railroad connections can be made at the Seward House also in Auburn.
A contemporary of Harriet's, Frederick Douglass (believed to be the first African-American in the U.S. to be honored with a statue), is recognized at several sites in Rochester and is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester.
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