Franklin Street Wharf

<br> Landing spot for many passengers on the Underground Railroad and embarkation point for their transit to Canada and England. <br> Anti-slavery sympathizers were well-organized to greet stowaways from Southern cargo vessels, find them safe housing in Portland, supply clothing and passes and send them on to Canada. <br> The wharves and ships of Portland employed large numbers of African Americans, providing well paying jobs, thus adding to community stability.