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LIBERTY stop on the Underground Railroad.

Ercildoun and People Hall have stories to share. For example, coming through Ercildoun on the way further north, 33 freedom seekers “armed with pistols, axes, knives corn cutters…” were determined to be free. The conductor remembered “the women being as desperate as the men.” (Frances Cloud Taylor, Trackless Trail, 1976, page 28).

On June 23, 2023, People’s Hall hosted a successful kickoff for our $3600 Three-Year Mini-Insurance campaign.

“One old building still stands

As a tribute to voices now stilled

It stands as a monument to old ‘Friends’

Who dared to do right”

— Isabella Stokes, daughter of former enslaved Samuel Ruth, founder of the Church of Christ in Ercuildoun

If you would like to see a short video of the June 23rd event created by a trustee, please click here for a few highlights of the evening. Also, during that time, we shared an oral interview of Charles "Charlie" Brosius. The Brosius Family of Chester County were legendary in their Underground Railroad Conductor activities. In this video, Charlie Brosius recalls the legacy of Underground Railroad in Ercildoun. He shares how he and a Black descendant were told “the bill has been paid.” The families— the Ruths and Brosiuses— still reside in Chester County. Members of the Ruth family, who now has a Wm. Chester Ruth Foundation, were present at the June 23rd event.