The BME Church marks a terminus on the Underground Railroad and was home to its most famous conductor, Harriet Tubman. This national historic site was built in 1855.
St. Catharines was a terminus on the Underground Railroad for hundreds of enslaved Black people escaping to freedom in Canada. The Underground Railroad was a network of people who assisted and guided freedom seekers as they fled the United States.
This national historic site, through its association with the famed Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman, was an important place of abolitionist activity. Tubman was called the “Black Moses” and remained in St. Catharines for 10 years and attended church at this site.