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This article contains a list of station stops made by the first
Freedom Train on its 48-state tour.
1947
September 1947
September 17–September 19 β
Philadelphia ,
Pennsylvania
September 20 β
Atlantic City, New Jersey
September 21 β
Trenton, New Jersey
September 22 β
Elizabeth, New Jersey
September 23 β
Paterson, New Jersey
September 24–September 26 β
New York, New York
September 27 β
Brooklyn ,
New York
September 28 β
Jamaica, Queens, New York (
Long Island )
September 30 β
Van Nest, Bronx, New York (
The Bronx )
October 1947
October 1 β
Stamford, Connecticut
October 2 β
Bridgeport, Connecticut
October 3 β
Waterbury, Connecticut
October 4 β
Hartford, Connecticut
October 5 β
New Haven, Connecticut
October 7 β
New London, Connecticut
October 8 β
Providence, Rhode Island
October 9 β
Worcester, Massachusetts
October 10 β
Lynn, Massachusetts
October 11 β
Boston ,
Massachusetts (North Station)
October 12 β Boston, Massachusetts (South Station)
October 13 β
Rutland, Vermont
October 15 β
Burlington, Vermont
October 16 β
Montpelier, Vermont
October 18 β
Nashua, New Hampshire
October 19 β
Lowell, Massachusetts
October 20 β
Lawrence, Massachusetts
October 22 β
Haverhill, Massachusetts
October 23 β
Dover, New Hampshire
October 24 β
Augusta, Maine
October 25 β
Bangor, Maine
October 26 β
Lewiston, Maine
October 27 β
Manchester, New Hampshire
October 28 β
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
October 30 β
Springfield, Massachusetts
October 31 β
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
November 1947
November 1 β
Schenectady, New York
November 2 β
Utica, New York
November 4 β
Rome, New York
November 5 β
Syracuse, New York
November 6 β
Rochester, New York
November 7 β
Buffalo, New York
November 8 β
Elmira, New York
November 9 β
Binghamton, New York
November 11 β
Albany, New York
November 12 β
Scranton, Pennsylvania
November 13 β
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
November 14 β
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
November 15 β
Altoona, Pennsylvania
November 16 β
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
November 18 β
Reading, Pennsylvania
November 19 β
Allentown, Pennsylvania
November 20 β
Chester, Pennsylvania
November 21 β
Wilmington, Delaware
November 22 β
Salisbury, Maryland
November 23 β
Dover, Delaware
November 25–November 26 β
Baltimore ,
Maryland
November 27–November 28 β
Washington, D.C.
November 29 β
Charlottesville, Virginia
November 30 β
Lynchburg, Virginia
December 1947
December 2 β
Roanoke, Virginia
December 3 β
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
December 4 β
Charlotte, North Carolina
December 5 β
Greensboro, North Carolina
December 6 β
Raleigh, North Carolina
December 7 β
Norfolk, Virginia
December 9 β
Richmond, Virginia
December 10 β
Wilmington, North Carolina
December 11 β
Columbia, South Carolina
December 12 β
Spartanburg, South Carolina
December 13 β
Greenville, South Carolina
December 14 β
Augusta, Georgia
December 16 β
Charleston, South Carolina
December 17 β
Savannah, Georgia
December 18 β
Brunswick, Georgia
December 19 β
Jacksonville, Florida
December 20 β
Miami ,
Florida
December 21 β
Tampa, Florida
December 22 β
Tallahassee, Florida
December 23 β
Pensacola, Florida
December 26 β
Mobile, Alabama
December 27 β
Montgomery, Alabama
December 28 β
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
December 29 β
Columbus, Georgia
December 31 β
Macon, Georgia
1948
January 1948
January 1–January 2 β
Atlanta ,
Georgia
January 3 β
Chattanooga, Tennessee
January 4 β
Nashville, Tennessee
January 6 β
Jackson, Tennessee
January 7–January 8 β
New Orleans ,
Louisiana
January 9 β
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
January 10 β
Meridian, Mississippi
January 11 β
Jackson, Mississippi
January 13 β
Vicksburg, Mississippi
January 14 β
Monroe, Louisiana
January 15 β
Alexandria, Louisiana
January 16 β
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 17 β
Shreveport, Louisiana
January 18 β
Texarkana, Arkansas /
Texarkana, Texas
January 19 β
Little Rock, Arkansas
January 21 β
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
January 22 β
Fort Smith, Arkansas
January 23 β
Muskogee, Oklahoma
January 24 β
Tulsa, Oklahoma
January 25 β
Oklahoma City ,
Oklahoma
January 27 β
Enid, Oklahoma
January 28 β
Ada, Oklahoma
January 29 β
Denison, Texas
January 30–January 31 β
Dallas ,
Texas
February 1948
Susan B. Anthony Club members, Freedom Train , Los Angeles 1948
February 1 β
Fort Worth, Texas
February 2 β
Waco, Texas
February 3 β
Tyler, Texas
February 4 β
Beaumont, Texas
February 5–February 6 β
Houston , Texas
February 7 β
Galveston, Texas
February 8 β
Harlingen, Texas
February 10 β
Corpus Christi, Texas
February 11 β
Austin, Texas
February 12 β
San Antonio , Texas
February 13 β
Del Rio, Texas
February 14 β
El Paso, Texas
February 15 β
Santa Fe, New Mexico
February 16 β
Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 18 β
Douglas, Arizona
February 19 β
Tucson, Arizona
February 20 β
Phoenix, Arizona
February 21 β
Yuma, Arizona
February 22 β
San Diego ,
California
February 23–February 26 β
Los Angeles , California
February 27 β
Pasadena, California
February 28 β
Long Beach, California
February 29 β
San Bernardino, California
March 1948
March 1–March 8 β the train receives a complete overhaul, including a new coat of paint, at the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway shops in San Bernardino.
March 9 β
Riverside, California
March 10 β
Bakersfield, California
March 11 β
Fresno, California
March 12 β
Modesto, California
March 13 β
Stockton, California
March 14–March 16 β
San Francisco, California
March 17 β
Palo Alto, California
March 18 β
San Jose, California
March 19 β
Oakland, California
March 20 β
Sacramento, California
March 21 β
Reno, Nevada
March 23 β
Elko, Nevada
March 24 β
Salt Lake City ,
Utah
March 25 β
Provo, Utah
March 26 β
Ogden, Utah
March 27 β
Pocatello, Idaho
March 29 β
Boise, Idaho
March 30 β
Walla Walla, Washington
March 31 β
Yakima, Washington
April 1948
April 1–April 2 β
Portland, Oregon
April 3 β
Eugene, Oregon
April 4 β
Corvallis, Oregon
April 6 β
Salem, Oregon
April 7 β
Olympia, Washington
April 8 β
Tacoma, Washington
April 9–April 10 β
Seattle ,
Washington
April 12 β
Wenatchee, Washington
April 13 β
Spokane, Washington
April 14 β
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
April 15 β
Missoula, Montana
April 16 β
Butte, Montana
April 17 β
Helena, Montana
April 18 β
Great Falls, Montana
April 20 β
Billings, Montana
April 21 β
Sheridan, Wyoming
April 22 β
Rapid City, South Dakota
April 23 β
Pierre, South Dakota
April 24 β
Aberdeen, South Dakota
April 26 β
Bismarck, North Dakota
April 27 β
Minot, North Dakota
April 28 β
Jamestown, North Dakota
April 29 β
Fargo, North Dakota
April 30 β
Grand Forks, North Dakota
May 1948
May 1 β
Duluth, Minnesota
May 2 β
Superior, Wisconsin
May 3–May 4 β
St. Paul, Minnesota
May 5–May 6 β
Minneapolis ,
Minnesota
May 7 β
Brainerd, Minnesota
May 8 β
St. Cloud, Minnesota
May 10 β
Willmar, Minnesota
May 11 β
Watertown, South Dakota
May 12 β
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
May 13 β
Sioux City, Iowa
May 14–May 15 β
Omaha, Nebraska
May 16 β
Lincoln, Nebraska
May 17 β
Grand Island, Nebraska
May 19 β
Alliance, Nebraska
May 20 β
Casper, Wyoming
May 21 β
Cheyenne, Wyoming
May 22–May 23 β
Denver ,
Colorado
May 24 β
Colorado Springs, Colorado
May 25 β
Pueblo, Colorado
May 26 β
Trinidad, Colorado
May 27 β
Amarillo, Texas
May 29 β
Hutchinson, Kansas
May 30 β
Wichita, Kansas
May 31 β
Emporia, Kansas
June 1948
June 1 β
Topeka, Kansas
June 2 β
Lawrence, Kansas
June 3 β
Parsons, Kansas
June 4 β
Joplin, Missouri
June 5 β
Springfield, Missouri
June 6–June 7 β
Kansas City, Missouri
June 9 β
St. Joseph, Missouri
June 10 β
Sedalia, Missouri
June 11 β
Jefferson City, Missouri
June 12–June 14 β
St. Louis ,
Missouri
June 15 β
Hannibal, Missouri
June 16 β
Quincy, Illinois
June 17 β
Burlington, Iowa
June 18 β
Iowa City, Iowa
June 19 β
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
June 20 β
Des Moines, Iowa
June 21 β
Davenport, Iowa
June 23 β
Rockford, Illinois
June 24 β
Madison, Wisconsin
June 25 β
La Crosse, Wisconsin
June 26 β
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
June 27 β
Wausau, Wisconsin
June 29 β
Green Bay, Wisconsin
June 30 β
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
July 1948
July 1–July 2 β
Milwaukee ,
Wisconsin
July 3 β
Racine, Wisconsin
July 4 β
Kenosha, Wisconsin
July 5–July 9 β
Chicago ,
Illinois (Chicago Railroad Fair)
July 10 β
Gary, Indiana
July 11 β
Joliet, Illinois
July 13 β
Peoria, Illinois
July 14 β
Bloomington, Illinois
July 15 β
Kankakee, Illinois
July 16 β
Champaign, Illinois
July 17 β
Decatur, Illinois
July 18 β
Springfield, Illinois
July 20 β
Belleville, Illinois
July 21 β
Cairo, Illinois
July 22 β
Paducah, Kentucky
July 23 β
Evansville, Indiana
July 24 β
Vincennes, Indiana
July 25 β
Terre Haute, Indiana
July 27 β
Danville, Illinois
July 28 β
Logansport, Indiana
July 29–July 30 β
Indianapolis ,
Indiana
July 31–August 1 β
Louisville, Kentucky
August 1948
August 2 β
Bowling Green, Kentucky
August 3 β
Frankfort, Kentucky
August 4 β
Lexington, Kentucky
August 5 β
Ashland, Kentucky
August 6 β
Portsmouth, Ohio
August 7–August 8 β
Cincinnati ,
Ohio
August 10 β
Muncie, Indiana
August 11 β
Fort Wayne, Indiana
August 12 β
South Bend, Indiana
August 13 β
Kalamazoo, Michigan
August 14 β
Grand Rapids, Michigan
August 15 β
Muskegon, Michigan
August 17 β
Lansing, Michigan
August 18 β
Battle Creek, Michigan
August 19 β
Ann Arbor, Michigan
August 20–August 22 β
Detroit ,
Michigan
August 24 β
Jackson, Michigan
August 25 β
Flint, Michigan
August 26 β
Saginaw, Michigan
August 27 β
Port Huron, Michigan
August 28 β
Pontiac, Michigan
August 29 β
Dearborn, Michigan
August 30 β
Monroe, Michigan
August 31 β
Toledo, Ohio
September 1948
September 1 β
Sandusky, Ohio
September 2–September 3 β
Cleveland , Ohio
September 4 β
Akron, Ohio
September 5–September 6 β
Columbus, Ohio
September 7 β
Dayton, Ohio
September 8 β
Springfield, Ohio
September 9 β
Lima, Ohio
September 10 β
Canton, Ohio
September 11 β
Youngstown, Ohio
September 12 β
Steubenville, Ohio
September 14 β
Wheeling, West Virginia
September 15–September 17 β
Pittsburgh ,
Pennsylvania
September 18 β
Erie, Pennsylvania
September 19 β
Oil City, Pennsylvania
September 21 β
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
September 22 β
Cumberland, Maryland
September 23 β
Parkersburg, West Virginia
September 24 β
Clarksburg, West Virginia
September 25 β
Charleston, West Virginia
September 26 β
Huntington, West Virginia
September 28 β
Bluefield, West Virginia
September 29 β
Bristol, Tennessee
September 30 β
Johnson City, Tennessee
October 1948
October 1 β
Kingsport, Tennessee
October 2 β
Knoxville, Tennessee
October 3 β
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
October 5 β
Asheville, North Carolina
October 6 β
Danville, Virginia
October 7 β
Winchester, Virginia
October 8 β
Hagerstown, Maryland
October 9 β
York, Pennsylvania
October 10 β
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
October 11 β
Easton, Pennsylvania
October 12 β
Morristown, New Jersey
October 13–October 14 β
Jersey City, New Jersey
October 15 β
Princeton, New Jersey
October 16–October 17 β
Camden, New Jersey
October 19 β
Red Bank, New Jersey
October 20 β
Orange, New Jersey
October 21 β
Montclair, New Jersey
October 22 β
Passaic, New Jersey
October 23 β
Ridgewood, New Jersey
October 24 β
Hackensack, New Jersey
October 25 β
New Brunswick, New Jersey
October 26 β
Havre de Grace, Maryland
1949
January 1949
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