A letter to the editor started this Maine Underground Railroad stop September 18, 2017History19th century, abolition, african, american, black, church, maine, pew, portland, slavery, this week in portland history By Troy R. Bennett The Abyssinian Meeting House is the only Underground Railway stop in Maine recognized by the National Park Service.
A Portland man left everything to his family, including his slave October 23, 2016History, Homeafrican american, maine, permanent portlander, portland, slave, slavery By Troy R. Bennett When he died in 1743, he willed a house, a barn, a wharf, land, furniture, livestock and a man named Cambridge to his family.