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Open 1-5 PM
Tuesday - Sunday
May - September
Closed Mondays
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The Hitchcock House is a National Historic Landmark |
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What's New
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Sandstone
house built in 1856 by Rev. George Hitchcock. The secret room in the
basement was used to hide runaway slaves on the Underground
Railroad.
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Blue Tones Concert
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The Blue Tones, one of the area's country rock-a-billy bands, will present two performances at the Hitchcock House this summer. When the Blue Tones were performing regularly, songs by Credence Clearwater Revival, Waylon Jennings, Don Williams, Dave Dudley, Jerry Lee Lewis and many more were popular. The Blue Tones performances today preserve their name and keep country music and rock & roll music alive.
Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy a relaxing afternoon. The concert will be outdoors from 2 - 4 p.m. on the lawn of the Hitchcock House if the weather is good. If not, we will go to the Big Red Barn located on the property. The first concert is scheduled for June 24th and the next August 26th.
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Quote from a former slave:
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"I am happy to inform you that I am in Canada, in good
health, and have been here several days . . . This country is not what it
has been represented to me and others to be. In place of its being cold and
barren, it has beautiful, comfortable climate and fertile soil.
. . . I subscribe myself one of the abused of America, but one of the
justified and honored of Canada."
- Jackson WHITNEY, upon arrival in Sandwich (near Windsor, Ontario), in a
letter to a friend in Kentucky (1859). |
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