Buxton National Historic Site and Museum

Governor-General, Southwestern Ontario, Earl of Elgin, Underground Railroad
Herausgegeben:Evelyn, Columba Sara

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Buxton National Historic Site and Museum is a tribute to the Elgin Settlement, established in 1849 by Rev. William King and an association which included Lord Elgin, then the Governor General of Canada. King, a former slave owner turned abolitionist, purchased 9,000 acres (36 km2) of crown land in Southwestern Ontario and created a haven for fugitive slaves and free Blacks. King brought 15 of his former slaves with him where they could live a free life. The Elgin settlement was divided into 50-acre (200,000 m2) lots and sold for $2.50/acre with six percent interest and could be paid over the course of ten years. For many runaway slaves, the Buxton settlement was the final stop on the Underground Railroad. Opened in 1967, the museum includes the main building with exhibits about the community and its history, an 1861 schoolhouse, an 1854 log cabin anda barn. Local historic church cemeteries are adjacent to the museum. The museum is located in North Buxton, Ontario, near South Buxton in Chatham-Kent.

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing / Fec Publishing
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 52
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786138219453
• ISBN-10: 6138219457
• Artikelnr.: 34700865