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Program to Celebrate Proposed Chicago-to-Detroit Underground Railroad Trail

by eNews Park Forest on February 9, 2025

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Discover the Historic Underground Railroad Trail in South Holland with Music, Dance, Storytelling

South Holland, IL—(ENEWSPF)—A music, dance, drumming, and dramatic storytelling program on Feb. 21 in South Holland will celebrate a new effort to recognize a Chicago-to-Detroit Underground Railroad route. The newly renamed Midwest Underground Railroad Network spearheads this venture. The hope is to create a National Historic Trail as a unit of the National Park Service.