[MassHistPres] Underground Railroad plaques

Dawn Estabrooks Salerno dsalerno at rjdmuseum.org
Mon Sep 15 17:14:38 EDT 2025


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On Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM William Dickinson via MassHistPres <
masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:

> In Acton, we have a number of houses that were part of the underground
> railroad and we would like to offer the owners an opportunity to
> recognize the structure and occupants.  We are thinking of a plaque that
> can be fixed to the house similar to what we offer CRL listings to
> celebrate the house's age or original occupants.
>
> Do any of the communities have a project like this?  We are looking for
> any precedents, verbiage, or graphics that may be appropriate to our
> endeavor.
>
> Thank you for any assistance.
>
> Bill Dickinson - Chair
> Acton Historical Commission
>
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