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Click here for Essie Garrett's Underground Railroad Run Itinerary, maps of the route, and Daily Updates.
Essie Garrett has run over 20,000 miles, and raised over a million dollars for over 250 charities since 1981.

In August, 1998, Essie Garrett retraces the Route of Harriet Tubman's Underground Railroad, a 500 mile run from Bucktown, Maryland, then Pennsylvania, then New York, and ending in Saint Catharine's, Ontario, Canada. Essie will rest in the safe houses used by escaped slaves.

On August 5, Essie made a detour to Havre de Grace, Maryland, for a special welcome and tours of historical sites.

Organizations listed below are
Beneficiaries & Recipients
From Funds Raised by the Underground Railroad Run


ZONTA INTERNATIONAL

To Smith Renaissance
Smith Renaissance School of the Arts
A Denver Public School

MaxFund Animal Shelter

Little Essie
about 1951

here is an
Essie Garrett
Biography

here's a list of
Essie Garrett's
Awards and Achievments


Essie Garrett: 1996 Olympic Torchbearer for the State of Colorado


Some of Essie's sponsors:
AT&T Wireless Services
Runner's Roost
Brooks Sports Inc.
96.5 fm Denver's Peak
Food Bank of the Rockies

Related Links:
Museum of Afro American History Boston
Yahoo! Index of Abolitionists
Emily Griffith Opportunity School
Underground Railroad: Special Resource Study


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