Hariett Beecher Stowe Museum - Old Washington Kentucky

In the summer of 1833 Harriet Beecher Stowe visited the Marshall Key Home, as a guest of their daughter, Elizabeth. While she was here she visited a slave auction on the Courthouse lawn and from this experience later wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin."

The Harriet Beecher Stowe Slavery to Freedom Museum displays slavery artifacts and Civil War memorabilia, period furnishing and chronicles the life of Ms. Stowe.

Country Roads

The Underground Railroad Route I've been following has me cycling on some serious country roads. Once a guy stopped me and asked me if I was lost. The roads also have a serious dog population. While cycling through Tennessee and Kentucky, I'd say I was chased by at least 75 dogs!!!

Kentucky, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio along the Ohio River

A great deal of my route near Northern Kentucky was following and crossing the Ohio River. I crossed from Kentucky to Cave-in-Rock, Illinois where I camped overnight at Rock State Park, then back to Kentucky few a few day then crossing over to Madison, Indiana, then back to Kentucky and ultimately into Ohio. Now I'm heading northeastward toward Erie PA.

I made it to Kentucky

Off to Mobile AL

DISCOVER AMERICA'S LEGENDARY ROUTE TO FREEDOM

I should be in Mobile around 4 PM this evening. I'll be staying in a motel for the first two nights, taking care of last minute preparations and/or unanticipated mishaps like my bike not arriving on the same plane. If everything goes as planned, I’ll check-out the National African-American Archives and Museum tomorrow and then on Friday pedal north - starting with a 45 mile ride to my first campsite.