From the arrival of the Quakers in the seventeenth century to the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation, Long Island played an important role in the Underground Railroad\'s work to guide slaves to freedom.
Visit the safe houses--many of which are still standing today--and explore the journey of runaway slaves on Long Island..
Some former slaves even established permanent communities across the island.
Elias Hicks helped free 191 slaves himself and worked to create Underground Railroad safe houses in many northeastern cities.
In Jericho, families helped escaping slaves to freedom from the present-day Maine Maid Inn.
In Old Westbury, the Post family established a major stop on the freedom trail with the help of an escaped Virginia slave.
From the arrival of the Quakers in the seventeenth century to the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation, Long Island played an important role in the Underground Railroad\'s work to guide slaves to freedom
