Underground Railroad Community invites the community to the Spring Bus Tour to visit all of Jacksonville’s Underground Railroad sites. Costumed guides on each bus will provide historical information and exciting true stories on all of the sites, and will take the guests into four of them.
The tour will begin at 1:00 pm on Sunday, April 15 at Illinois College’s Beecher Hall. Free parking will be available adjacent to Beecher – just off Lockwood Place. Guests will register and have their first inside visit. They will then board the buses to continue their tour of the other eight sites. The tour should end at approximately 5:00 pm.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children twelve and under. Ticket price includes bus ride, tours, and light refreshments. For reservations, please call 217-479-4144.
The event is a fundraiser to help the restoration of the interior of Woodlawn Farm. It is sponsored by the Underground Railroad Committee of the Morgan County Historical Society.