Mapping Elmira

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I'm passing through Elmira next month and hoped to stop by the grave of my ggg-grandfather Wiley Brewer, who died at Elmira prison in November of 1864. Anything I should know ahead of time?

If you can, try to visit the John W. Jones museum across the street from the cemetery. Jones escaped slavery and settled in Elmira where he helped others on the Underground Railroad. He buried most of the men who died at the camp, keeping very careful records of the men he interred. His is a lovely story. The museum is small and still being developed but still well worth seeing.

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John W. Jones Museum preserves the memory of the supporters of the Underground Railroad in central New York, who worked to protect the freedom of those who escaped slavery

www.johnwjonesmuseum.org