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Annual Windsor Freedom Trail Run; presented by the Windsor Freedom Trail Committee-Saturday, September 21, 2024, from 5:30a.m. – 8:30am- starting point: Archer Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, 320 Hayden Station Road, Windsor. Learn about and celebrate the rich history of the Windsor Freedom Trail with your family and friends by visiting sites that are associated with the Underground Railroad, African American contributions and heritage, and movement towards freedom. The run is approximately 3.9 miles. (A bus will follow the runners if rest is needed). It will begin at the Archer Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church and will end at the Riverside cemetery on East Street in Windsor, a site where a number of African American soldiers from the Connecticut 29th and 31st colored regiments and other civil war units are buried. Participants will stop at the other Windsor Freedom Trail Sites including the William Best House, the Joseph Rainey House, and the Nancy Toney grave site. Upon returning to the church, the group will visit the historic Archer Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church and cemetery. A country style breakfast will be provided for event participants after the run. PLEASE REGISTER by September 14th at: Eventbrite WindsorFreedomTrail2024 For questions, email us at windsorfreedomtrailct@gmail.com. Please bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to the Windsor Food Bank. This event is free and open to the public.
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