African American Heritage Trail

July 14, 2021

African American Heritage Trail Honors Story of Esther

A new site on the African American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard will be dedicated on July 27 at 3 p.m.
African American Heritage Trail
July 28, 2021

New Island Landmark Honors Esther, Who Refused to Be Enslaved

Louisa Hufstader
The African American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard dedicated a new site at Memorial Wharf commemorating the still-mysterious escape of a fugitive from slavery 277 years ago.
African American Heritage Trail

2021

September 2, 2021

Dunmere by the Sea

African American Heritage Trail
Dunmere by the Sea will join the African American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard as site number 34.
July 28, 2021

New Island Landmark Honors Esther, Who Refused to Be Enslaved

Louisa Hufstader
African American Heritage Trail
The African American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard dedicated a new site at Memorial Wharf commemorating the still-mysterious escape of a fugitive from slavery 277 years ago.
July 14, 2021

African American Heritage Trail Honors Story of Esther

African American Heritage Trail
A new site on the African American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard will be dedicated on July 27 at 3 p.m.
March 30, 2021

Student-Created Site Joins African American Trail

African American Heritage Trail
Martha's Vineyard Charter School
The Nameless Trail honors people who were enslaved on the Vineyard and those who escaped with help from Islanders.
February 23, 2021

African-American Heritage Sites Added to Island Hiking App

Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation
African American Heritage Trail
The TrailsMV app now includes more than a dozen sites from the African-American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard.

2020

October 15, 2020

Edgartown Harbor Named as Historical Underground Railroad Site

African American Heritage Trail
Edgartown harbor
Edgartown History
Edgartown Harbor was recently named a site on the Underground Railroad as part of 12 new listings made this year.

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