Some 20km east of Windsor, the 1846 log cabin built by John Freeman Walls, a fugitive slave from North Carolina, is the focal point of this site, which functioned as a safe terminal for others searching for freedom. Walls' descendants still own and run the site.
John Freeman Walls Historic Site
Southwestern Ontario
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14.13 MILES
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15.67 MILES
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