Timothy Townsend of the National Park Service; Ronald Gaines, Jan & Aagje Ton Farm property owner; Congresswoman Robin Kelly; Professor Larry McClellan and Tom Shepherd of the Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project.
Left to right: Timothy Townsend of the National Park Service; Ronald Gaines, Jan & Aagje Ton Farm property owner; Congresswoman Robin Kelly; Professor Larry McClellan and Tom Shepherd of the Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project. (PHOTO SUPPLIED)
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Local Site Achieves National Designation as Significant Underground Railroad Site

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Timothy Townsend of the National Park Service; Ronald Gaines, Jan & Aagje Ton Farm property owner; Congresswoman Robin Kelly; Professor Larry McClellan and Tom Shepherd of the Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project.
Left to right: Timothy Townsend of the National Park Service; Ronald Gaines, Jan & Aagje Ton Farm property owner; Congresswoman Robin Kelly; Professor Larry McClellan and Tom Shepherd of the Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project. (PHOTO SUPPLIED)

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The National Park Service has accepted the Jan and Aagje Ton Farm Site to be included in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom registry. The NPS has found that the location “makes a significant…

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