Stop 1: 201 East North Street
NOW: Buckeye & North Street
THEN: Greyhound Bus Station
Following the Civil War, many African Americans migrated North. The start of the journey for black families moving to Wooster began at the southeast corner of Buckeye and North Street. This was the location where buses from Southern states brought black individuals looking for new lives and opportunities that Wooster could offer them. The Black community in the city started small, but the first Black families in Wooster brought creativity and new perspectives that were used as seeds that would continue to transform the city.