Go on a virtual tour with Michelle Robbins, Assistant Curator of the Buxton National Historic Site & Museum, and learn about North Buxton, one of the last stops on the Underground Railroad.
North Buxton is a community in Chatham-Kent that was established in 1849 as a community for and by former African-American slaves who escaped to Canada to gain freedom. Many of the residents of North Buxton are descendants of the original founders of the community. Learn about the history of the community and its relation to the Underground Railroad in this virtual tour of the National Historic Site & Museum.