Lewisville was a self-sufficient community of free African Americans located on what is now Observatory Hill
Leroy Cragwell of the Cambridge African American Heritage Alliance relates the story
Lewisville had its beginnings in 1790 and was well-established by 1830
Some of Lewisville was land confiscated from Loyalists, while some was purchased from people such as Andrew Craigie
Many members of the Lewisville community were radical abolitionists
Taking the long way from Sparks to Brattle
Along Brattle St
Crossing Mt Auburn St on Hawthorne to Memorial Drive
Along the section of Memorial Drive that becomes Riverbend park on Sundays 11 AM to 7 PM from the last Sunday in April through the second Sunday in November
Katie and Megan on Memorial Drive
Waiting to cross JFK
Passing the new Harvard dorm on Mem Drive
Preparing to turn onto Hingham St
Threading our way through the Hoyt Field playground
It's definitely Hoyt Field
Along River St
Gathering on Kinnaird St next to Keezer's Clothing Store
That's Pleasant St at the stop sign
Gavin prepares to introduce guest speaker Michael Kenney
City Councillor Henrietta Davis chats with Pleasant St resident Karen Aqua