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PHOTO GALLERY: A Walk in Father Henson's Footsteps
Free guided tours of the Josiah Henson historic site are being offered in honor of Black History Month.
In honor of Black History Month, the Department of Parks is offering free guided tours of the Josiah Henson historic site every . Walk the grounds of the Isaac Riley plantation, where Reverend Josiah Henson was a slave, and learn about his journey to freedom from the Underground Railroad to Canada.
is located on the old Isaac Riley Farm in North Bethesda, where the Reverend Josiah Henson lived and worked as a slave from 1795 to 1830. This park is a historic resource of local, state, national and international significance because of its association with Reverend Henson, whose 1849 autobiography inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe's landmark novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Currently, there are limited events at the park.
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