By Lestey Gist, The Gist of Freedom Underground Railroad agent, Henrietta Bowers Duterte, Philadelphia's first female undertaker who hid freedom seekers in coffins and funeral processions to safely transport them without any detection from the bounty hunters. Located on the former Bartram Farm on Springfield Road in Collingdale, PA the 108-year-old “Eden Memorial Park” — […]
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