12th Annual
Race Against Racism
Route Map
Key – African-American Heritage Trail
1. Old Eighth Ward (Commonwealth Ave.)
2. Bethel Trail Historic Marker (Short St. Church – Commonwth. Ave)
3. Underground Railroad Historic Marker (Walnut Street)
4. USCT Grand Review Historic Marker (Soldiers Grove)
5. Old Phyllis Wheatley YWCA (800 block Cowden St.)
6. Old Wickersham Elementary School (corner Briggs & Cowden Sts.)
7. Booker T. Washington Hotel (SW corner 7th and Boas)
8. Blessed Martin DePorres House of Hospitality (1017 N. 7th)
9. Alexander Hotel (1023 N. 7th)
10. Lawson Palace Hotel (1602 N. 7th)
11. Elks Unity Lodge #71 (1827 N. 7th)
12. Old Neighborhood Center & Underground Railroad Mural
(600 Block Maclay St. north side)
13. Camp Curtin Church & Park (6th and Woodbine NE corner)
14. Camp Curtin YMCA (6th and Woodbine SE corner)
15. Hudson Building (6th & Maclay NE corner)
16. Hamilton Elementary School (6th and Hamilton Sts.)
17. American Legion Post (620 Harris St.)
18. Jackson Lick Apartments (1300 & 1400 blocks N. 6th St,)
19. Rowland School of Beauty Culture (1321 N. 6th St.)
20. Jack’s Hotel (1208 N. 6th St.)
21. Quaker Meeting House (1100 N. 6th St.)
22. Bethel Trail Marker (N. 6th & Herr Sts.)
23. Jackson House (1006 N. 6th St.)
24. Jack’s Barber Shop (1002 N. 6th St.)
25. Curtis Funeral Home (1000 N. 6th St.)
26. Old Forster Street YMCA (Commonwealth Ave. & Forster St.)
27. Mrs. W.D. Jones Tourist Home (613 Forster St.)
28. Bethel Trail Marker (commonwealth Ave. at Judicial Center)
29. William Howard Day Home (East & Briggs Sts.)
30. Old Lincoln School (North St.)
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Race Route:
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Begin at Soldiers Grove and
Commonwealth Ave.
Then South to Walnut Street.
Then East on Walnut St. to under the
State Street Bridge.
Then North on Seventh St. to Woodbine
St., past Maclay St.
Then West on Woodbine St. to N. Sixth
St. Then South on N. Sixth St., which
veers onto Commonwealth Ave.
Then South on Commonwealth Ave. to
the place of beginning.
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Map data ©2016 Google
African-American Heritage Trail created by the Historic Harrisburg Association
Map produced by Jeb Stuart with content developed by Calobe Jackson