Seneca Falls--Women’s Rights National Historical Park Superintendent, Tina Orcutt announced today that the M’Clintock House in Waterloo will be closing for the season on September 6. The public is invited to visit the home where the close-knit, Quaker family of seven harbored fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad, entertained famous lecturers and helped to plan the First Women’s Rights Convention. "This incredible family worked with Elizabeth Cady Stanton to draft the Declaration of Sentiments, a document proclaiming to the world that "all men and women are created equal". "Take a few minutes out of your busy schedule to stop by before the house closes for the winter," said Superintendent Orcutt. The house will reopen in spring 2011.
The M’Clintock House at 14 East Williams Street in Waterloo is open to the public Friday through Monday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The house has been restored to its 1848 appearance and is listed as part of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. For more information call Women’s Rights National Historical Park at 315-568-0024.
Women’s Rights National Historical Park exists to commemorate and preserve the story of the First Women’s Rights Convention and historical structures associated with it in Seneca Falls and Waterloo, New York. All public tours and programs are free and open to the public.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
