AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE self-GUIDED TOUR OF CAPE MAY

THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ARTS NOW PRESENTS A SELF-GUIDED (cell phone audio) version OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE WALKING TOUR OF CAPE MAY. STOP BY CCA’S OFFICE, 717 FRANKLIN STREET IN CAPE MAY, TO PICK UP THE INSTRUCTIONS AND DIRECTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU ANY TIME. please think of donating to offset the cost of this tour.

 

AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE GUIDED WALKING TOUR OF CAPE MAY

$10 for adults and $7 for children under the age of 12.

Hidden in plain sight among Cape May's Victorian beauty are stories of blacks-only beaches and USO, the thriving African-American businesses, the social and religious community, and the fate of the segregated Franklin Street School. This guided tour is 90 minutes of easy walking and begins at 717 Franklin Street. please call ahead to schedule a private tour at 609-884-7525.

 

mac’s UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TROLLEY TOUR IN CAPE MAY

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TROLLEY TOURS are on Saturday mornings at 10:30. please call Mac for the schedule. 609-884-5404. tickets can be ordered online at www.capemaymac.org

Few people know the part that Cape May played in the Underground Railroad Nor do many know about Harriet Tubman’s presence here in the early 1850s.

Join CCA’s Community History Committee on a trolley tour of the places where escaped slaves sought refuge and help to continue their journeys to freedom.  Hear the stories and visit some of the places connected with the Underground Railroad, including a look at the Owen Coachman House; a walk in a historic cemetery where our earliest free black settlers are buried; and a glimpse of the summer home of Stephen Smith, a leading businessman, abolitionist and unsung hero of the Underground Railroad. Learn how Harriet Tubman found Cape May as a resource for earning money to fund her work.

TICKETS ARE $15 for ages 3-12 years and $25 for adults, TOURS WILL begin at 10:30 AM and run TO 12:15 PM. THE TROLLEY WILL LEAVE FROM THE Washington Street Mall information booth at Ocean Street in cape may

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