Cycling the Underground Railroad--Part 2
Reflections on Yesterday (New Albany to Madison) After sufficient rest, I'm now able to write about the sights of yesterday. Not far from my motel I spied this old phone booth sheltering an ATM machine. Pretty clever! Riding through New Albany was an "old" experience in that many of the pre-Civil War structures are still standing. The first was the "Town Clock Church" (officially the former Second Presbyterian Church, which was sold to (and still is) the Second Baptist Church after the war. Here is an old photo of New Albany. At the end of the street the spire of the church is visible. Beginning in 1837, the preachers of Second Presbyterian were very vocal in their opposition to slavery. Good evidence exists that the church hid and aided fugitive slaves on their way to freedom. The spire of the church is very visible from the Kentucky side (I witnessed this Friday coming from the airport) and served as a beacon to those seeking release from thei...