They’d also like to have art and photos explaining what structures ... Many were abolitionists who assisted the Underground Railroad and sold their parcels to help create the town.

One vehement opponent of slavery was the first rector at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, the Rev. Dr. Theodore Edson, who offered the church as a stop on the Underground Railroad in the pre-Civil ...

The Underground Railroad was a network of people all over working together to aid in freedom. Many people traveled through New York's Southern Tier on their way, and made stops in the Binghamton area.