The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will tell the stories of anti-slavery activists and those who helped slaves flee north through the underground network to gain their freedom in the 1800s.
Plans call for three buildings connected by glass walkways.
Museum officials hope to break ground by January 2002. Half of the money being raised is to be used for construction. E-mail this story to a friend. All rights reserved. Any copying, redistribution, or retransmission of any of the contents of this service without the expressed written consent of the Lexington Herald-Leader is prohibited.