Lee Hadden sent over a Washington Post Article on The Thomas Balch Library [Leesburg, Virginia] which has been named to the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
The Leesburg history and genealogy library received the designation in
recognition of its resources available for researchers tracking secret escape
routes used by slaves before the Civil War. The park service also recognizes
sites used by slaves as hiding places en route north to freedom.
According to the library, it is only one of seven sites or facilities in
Virginia to gain such recognition. The application was completed by library
staff and members of the black history committee of the Friends of the Thomas
Balch Library.
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