Frederick Douglass: Pathway From Slavery to Freedom was shot entirely on locations in Connecticut. We started out asking visitors to this site to recommend locations, props and costumes. Scroll down to see what they recommended, and shots of the locations we finally used to portray the places where Frederick Douglass lived during the mid-1800s when he was a child and in his early teens.

Recommended Locations:
STREETS OF BALTIMORE (FELLS POINT) Baltimore 1835 Do you have an idea or picture of somewhere in Connecticut that could represent Baltimore in the 1830s – cobblestone streets, older buildings?	FARM / PLANTATION Lloyd Plantation where Frederick Douglass went to live when he was 7 Do you have an idea or picture of somewhere in Connecticut that can represent an old working farm with farm animals, planting fields and barns? Or can you suggest a sitting room with fireplace or kitchen that can depict the 1830s?
SAILING Sailing Ship in Mystic Harbor Do you have an idea or picture of a sailing vessel or area that can depict sailing on the Cheaspeake Bay in the 1830s	TRAIN TRAVEL Steam Locomotive Travel In 1838 Frederick Douglass escaped slavery by traveling by rail and ship to New York City. Do you have a suggestion where we can depict the train travel Frederick embarked on?

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