Article 5M5AR Fugitive slaves, spies and Grace Kelly: Why fire destroying Welland House Hotel is a 'huge loss'

Fugitive slaves, spies and Grace Kelly: Why fire destroying Welland House Hotel is a 'huge loss'

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Jessica Maxwell
from CBC | Edmonton News on (#5M5AR)
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The 168-year-old building that was once the Welland House Hotel in St. Catharines, Ont., has been destroyed by a fire. According to a heritage expert, the building, which was close to being deemed a historic site, was where Black people who escaped slavery in the U.S. found work.

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