Saying Goodbye-Hello
13 years ago
Sunday, July 05, 2009
A Different Independence Day
These are photographs I took at the Contraband Camp Park, which is a short distance from my house. The park is located at the site of the 1863 Contraband Camp for newly-freed slaves. At one time, six thousand people lived in the camp. Assisted by the American Missionary Association, the camp provided them with their first chance at independence, free enterprise, and education. The park has been in the works for a few years now and just recently they added impressive bronze life size statues representing the way of life in the camp.
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5 comments:
Fascinating. I'm always interested in history, especially American history, so thanks for the post and the pics.
Those statues are really fantastic and emotionally touching.
Those are great! Thanks for the post.
I never knew this place existed!! Beautiful statues!!hughugs
I was amazed by the life-like quality of the statues. Glad everyone enjoyed learning about the camp.
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