Riverside Cemetery - African American Historic Places (sitios de interés)
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Site #15 on Driving Tour of the Underground Railroad in Oswego County
About: Many abolitionists, both white and black, were buried in this cemetery. Edwin W. Clarke’s inscription reads: “Just, fearless, humane, he gave the best of his years and powers to the relief of the oppressed and to the aid and succor of slaves escaping from bondage, having . . .the effectual sympathy and cooperation of his devoted wife.” Several people who fled from slavery are also buried here, including members of the Grant and Green families. On the National Register. Trail.
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