The Underground Railway
With the British Commonwealth Emancipation Act of August 1, 1834, slavery was eliminated in Canada, but was still "legal" in the United States for another 31 years - until "Lincoln freed the slaves" and the Thirteenth Amendment was added to the US Constitution.
During this time, the Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States and Canada, and used by African-American slaves to escape into free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. Estimates vary widely, but at least 30,000 slaves, and potentially more than 100,000, escaped to Canada via the Underground Railroad.
Owen Sound was the Northern most and Final stop on the Underground Railway
Owen Sound's Emancipation cairn celebrates those who made the Underground Railroad possible - braving a perilous journey from slavery to freedom, while paying homage those who fought for freedom.
To Log this Virtual Reward :
Please send the answers to the following three questions to me via my Profile Page :
Q 1. Which state donated the Meta-Gabbro Stone in the wall ?
Q 2. Are they a former "Free" state or a former "Slave" state ?
Q 3. What is the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. quote on the Crossroads quilt square ?
Alternately - If the snow has covered the cairn, please answer these questions instead :
Q 1.(a) How deep is the snow within the cairn ?
Q 2.(a) How deep is the snow between the cairn and the river ?
When logging your find, you must include a photo of yourself (you do not have to show your face) or a personal item (e.g. a piece of paper with your caching name) with the cairn in the background. I will be reviewing the cache page once in a while, and I will delete any Found-It logs that do not have a photo attached, so please don't forget.
This Virtual is released on the 185th anniversary of the British Commonwealth Emancipation Act and in conjunction with Owen Sound's Emancipation Festival.
Virtual Rewards 2.0 - 2019/2020
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between June 4, 2019 and June 4, 2020. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 2.0 on the Geocaching Blog.
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