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Obadiah place North Star

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Crying city new  land of hope opportunities freedom Hope in there eyes just wanted to be free from crying city.  Country gentleman a journey humble uniquely aware once a bustling town to bid farewell above the stars. Providence brought black history to be in better place in Alberta Amber Valley a new shift in there lives. Slaves escaping to America to Canada a better place they wrote on the wall using marks to escape to remember which to come back without there master. The north star for guidance the stars above the dark sky threw the tree's for guidance to crawl threw dirt swamp leaving markings using symbols to get to Canada. No longer a crying city new home propesperity hope. Amber Valley the lost community not forgotten black residents first black settlers to there new promising days. Known as the western black settlements the orginal homestead orginal Bowen orginal cabin served central part of community, house first post office belonging to the site