New History Board Installed

See unique images and read original historical research on the history of the abolition movement in Fitchburg. Click on the links below to see the images and text of the new history board along with commentary, links to more history and suggestions for further research.

• 1804: First Free Black Republic in Haiti

• 1830’s – 1860’s: Anti-Slavery Movements

• 1843: Departing from Calvinist Congregational Church

• 1844: Trinitarian Church & It’s Bell

• 1844: Benjamin Snow Jr.

• 1850: Shadrach Minkins & Fitchburg

• 1854: Charles Robinson

• 1855: Solomon Northup

• 1861: Martin Becker

• 1862: Goldsmith Fox Bailey

• 1864: Caroline Atherton Mason

• 1865: 13th Amendment

History board with historical details and timeline of events now available in the park