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Schedule released for Vandalia’s Underground Railroad Days, July 8 & 9

June 20, 2023 By Marcellus News Leave a Comment

​James E Bonine Carriage House M-60 and Calvin Center Road will be open for tours during Underground Railroad Days

Saturday and Sunday, July 8-9 (11:00am-5:00pm) – Vandalia, Michigan
* Guided tours of Kentucky Raid sites (Milo Barnes Park)
* 102nd U.S. Colored Troops Civil War soldiers camp (across from the Park)
* Bonine House, Carriage House, and Bogue House open houses
* Music at the “Ramptown Cabin” in the Park
* Displays in Vandalia Village Youth Center
* Presentations in Vandalia Village Youth Center
2:00pm–Calvin Twp 1840s Brownsville School #1 (Sat/Sun)
3pm–102nd USCT soldiers in the Civil War (Sat only)
* Sale booths under the tent and on the Village Grounds
* Food available on the Village Grounds and in the Village Hall

Saturday, July 8 (11am-3pm): Classic Car Show (Street beside Vandalia Youth Ctr.)

Sunday July 9 (llam-lpm): Community Church Service – Vandalia Village Grounds

Underground Railroad Sites Open Houses
*Bonine House: 18970 M-60, Vandalia (Penn Rd and M-60, 1 mile west of Vandalia)
*Bonine Carriage House:18975 M-60, Vandalia (across M-60 from the Bonine House)
*Bogue House: 20283 M-60 (Crooked Creek Rd and M-60, 1 mile west of Bonine House)

For more information, visit the Underground Railroad Society of Cass County at www.urscc.org.

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