I know this piece of history is actually Canadian, but they have given us a few things worth mentioning. Okay.One. Ice Hockey. But once upon a time, really cool things happened in Canada. Here's a story from St Catherines about tunnels that were uncovered. Were they part of the Underground Railroad? Were they part of Prohibition? Or is there a simpler answer for all of it?
 |
| Photo courtesy News Talk 610 CKTB |
As an historian, we hear all the time about this Underground Railroad site or that Underground Railroad site. One time, I even read an article in a national magazine that told about an Underground Railroad site in Minnesota where "one could still see the old tracks." Far too often bad history is repeated because it seems "sexier" than what actually happened. Unfortunately, this new, sexy history generally detracts from the richness of actual events.
So, what are these tunnels in Canada? Before everyone jumps to conclusions, I would suggest we let historians do their jobs and do due-dilgence research. Then we can make an educated guess. Simply saying it's part of something so that it fits into a preconceived notion is dangerous to all history everywhere.
In the meantime, check out this story from St Catherines:
http://www.610cktb.com/news/2015/10/21/underground-tunnel-discovered-in-stcatharines
As a side note: the title of the news article is "Underground Tunnel Discovered in St Catherines." Isn't the 'underground' part kinda redundant?
No comments:
Post a Comment