A Blog for the 1960's Classes of Morgan Park High School (EMPEHI) in Chicago
Mar 11, 2014
Ask Geoffrey
Click for the Video - Castles, Underground Railroad, and Pill Hill
Was a Chicago housing project once a stop on the Underground Railroad? Geoffrey Baer discovers a hidden piece of African American history in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.
Related Links:
Encyclopedia of Chicago information on Calumet Heights
Chicago Neighborhood and City Guide on Pill Hill
Chicago Tribune
article on Trouble in Pill Hill
The South Side: The Racial Transformation of an American Neighborhood
WBEZ article on Altgeld Gardens: Four years later
Chicago Tribune
article on Neighbors share a history
Chicago Public Library collection on Ton Family Papers, 1865-1974
Green Right Now blog on Chicago’s plan to convert an Underground Railroad stop into eco-tourism site gets new ideas
Bryan W. Brickner essay on Today’s Chicago/Calumet Underground Railroad Effort
Jon Ton Farm History Video
The Bettendorf Castle
McHenry County Living
article on The Bettendorf Castle
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