Finding Freedom

The Network to Freedom Trail includes several spots in NC

By Jessie Lang

North Carolina is well known for making history, whether that’s establishing the first public university, launching the first airplane flight or providing refuge for enslaved freedom seekers through the Underground Railroad system. From the Piedmont to the coast, our state offers 20 iconic locations on the Network to Freedom national trail. Here are six key stops to learn more about the harrowing journey from enslavement to freedom.

Somerset Place

2572 Lake Shore Road, Creswell

Near the coast, Somerset Place was one of North Carolina’s largest antebellum plantations with the state’s third-largest enslaved population on one property. Operating for 80 years, the plantation is near several other Network to Freedom sites on the coast.

Colonial Park

101 West Water Street, Edenton

Fans of author Harriet Jacobs will love this site. Serving as the river network departure point for the Maritime Underground Railroad, the waterfront was developed by African American watermen who could arrange passage to northern states for fugitive slaves. Jacobs wrote of her 1842 escape by ship (under the pseudonym Linda Brent) in the 1861 classic “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself.”

Roanoke Island Freedom Colony Memorial Garden

1122 Fields Drive, Manteo

For history buffs, this location on the Network to Freedom Trail is especially significant to the Civil War. In the 1862 Battle of Roanoke Island, the Union seized control of the Outer Banks and used this location to provide protection for escaped slaves. Word spread quickly, and the number of escapees grew so much that the population required a camp for new arrivals. Due to wounds received fighting in the war, the treacherous journey and disease exposure, many freedom seekers died soon after arrival and were buried in mass graves within the grounds of the current Memorial Garden.

Great Dismal Swamp

2294 U.S. 17 N., South Mills

Covering one million acres across North Carolina and Virginia, the Great Dismal Swamp was a route to freedom for many runaway slaves. Some purchased their freedom by working on the canal — the oldest continuously operating canal in the United States; some found refuge by living off the land (establishing “maroon communities”); and others used it as a stopping point on their way north while securing passage on a ship. The remote location and historical significance leave an impact on visitors to this site.

Orange Street Landing

Orange Street on the Cape Fear River, Wilmington

A stop on the southern coast includes the site of underground railroad activity on the Cape Fear River. Vessels entering the port gave bondsmen access to those with abolitionist sympathies. A large escape in 1862 involved 22 slaves commandeering three sailboats. After rowing for 28 miles all night, they were rescued by Union ships and then enlisted into the Union Navy.

Guilford College Woods and Snow Camp Historical Drama Society

Guilford College Campus, Greensboro

301 Drama Rd., Snow Camp

In the Piedmont area, the Guilford College Woods tells the story of abolitionist Quakers who aided runaway slaves escaping to Indiana. To learn more about the Quaker efforts in the Underground Railroad, pair the trip with a visit to the Snow Camp Drama Society’s production of the “Pathway to Freedom” each July, which tells the story of the Quaker efforts in abolition.

Jessie Lang is the 2023 editorial intern for Carolina Country.

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Celebrating Southern Appalachian Food

In their latest cookbook, award-winning author Jim Casada and writer Tipper Pressley — both Appalachian natives preserving culture through food — engage readers with the rich culinary traditions of southern Appalachia. Generations of “passed down” recipes offer glimpses into a culture that is defined by its food. Take a journey of pure delight through this Highland homeland with stories of celebrations, Sunday dinners and ordinary suppers. The narrative material and recipes offered share a deep love of place and a devotion to this distinctive cuisine. The book is a tempting invitation, in the vernacular of the region, to “pull up a chair and take nourishment.” Including over 200 historic recipes and a glossary of Southern Appalachian food terms, this cookbook is sure to enthrall chefs and history enthusiasts alike. Paperback, 192 pages, $23.99.

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The Civilian Conservation Corps Cookbook

Relive history through the recipes, kitchen lore and stories of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in author Amy Bizzarri’s new cookbook through American Palate. The CCC was a voluntary government work relief program during the Great Depression that offered 3 million unemployed, unmarried men the job of restoring and conserving America’s public lands, forests and parks (including the gorgeous public lands of North Carolina). The wages weren’t the only draw: the program also threw in three square meals a day served in the camp mess hall. The CCC Cookbook features recipes that sustained workers and families during the Great Depression. Budget friendly, with ingredients from your pantry and local grocer, these recipes from historical nonfiction author Amy reflect the “make do” attitude of Depression-era home cooks. Including stories and photographs of the CCC, this cookbook is full of wit and wisdom. Paperback, 176 pages, $23.99. historypress.com

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Savor the South cookbooks

Carolina Bookshelf features select books that relate to North Carolina by setting or topic or that are by NC authors. To submit a book for a possible mention, please mail a copy of the book, along with a description of its topic, purchase information and your contact information, to Carolina Bookshelf, Carolina Country, 3400 Sumner Blvd., Raleigh, NC, 27616.

The “Savor the South” cookbook series by UNC Press publishes single-subject volumes celebrating iconic foods and traditions of the American South. Each book in the series is chockfull of recipes and cultural history from our unique region. “Sunday Dinner” and “Southern Holidays” focus on special-occasion meals common in the South, respectively by Carolina Country contributors Bridgette A. Lacy and Debbie Moose. “Sunday Dinner” brings families together on Sabbath day with recipes such as Grandma’s Fried Chicken and Summer Fruit Salad. “Southern Holidays” features 50 recipes from 17 holidays throughout four seasons, including Coconut King Cake (Mardi Gras) and Moravian Sugar Cake (Christmas). If you’re looking for ways to expand your recipe palate for special occasions, these two entries in the series are great additions to your collection. “Sunday Dinner” paperback, 132 pages, $18; e-book, $9.99. “Southern Holidays” paperback, 126 pages, $15; hardcover, $20; e-book, $9.99. uncpress.org Digital

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