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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&ndash;September 19 – [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]
* September 20 – [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]]
* September 21 – [[Trenton, New Jersey]]
* September 22 – [[Elizabeth, New Jersey]]
* September 23 – [[Paterson, New Jersey]]
* September 24&ndash;September 26 – [[New York City|New York, New York]]
* September 27 – [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
* September 28 – [[Jamaica, Queens|Jamaica, Queens, New York]] ([[Long Island]])
* September 30 – [[Van Nest, Bronx|Van Nest, Bronx, New York]] ([[The Bronx]])
===October 1947===
* October 1 – [[Stamford, Connecticut]]
* October 2 – [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]]
* October 3 – [[Waterbury, Connecticut]]
* October 4 – [[Hartford, Connecticut]]
* October 5 – [[New Haven, Connecticut]]
* October 7 – [[New London, Connecticut]]
* October 8 – [[Providence, Rhode Island]]
* October 9 – [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]
* October 10 – [[Lynn, Massachusetts]]
* October 11 – [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] (North Station)
* October 12 – Boston, Massachusetts (South Station)
* October 13 – [[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland, Vermont]]
* October 15 – [[Burlington, Vermont]]
* October 16 – [[Montpelier, Vermont]]
* October 18 – [[Nashua, New Hampshire]]
* October 19 – [[Lowell, Massachusetts]]
* October 20 – [[Lawrence, Massachusetts]]
* October 22 – [[Haverhill, Massachusetts]]
* October 23 – [[Dover, New Hampshire]]
* October 24 – [[Augusta, Maine]]
* October 25 – [[Bangor, Maine]]
* October 26 – [[Lewiston, Maine]]
* October 27 – [[Manchester, New Hampshire]]
* October 28 – [[Fitchburg, Massachusetts]]
* October 30 – [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]
* October 31 – [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts]]
===November 1947===
* November 1 – [[Schenectady, New York]]
* November 2 – [[Utica, New York]]
* November 4 – [[Rome, New York]]
* November 5 – [[Syracuse, New York]]
* November 6 – [[Rochester, New York]]
* November 7 – [[Buffalo, New York]]
* November 8 – [[Elmira, New York]]
* November 9 – [[Binghamton, New York]]
* November 11 – [[Albany, New York]]
* November 12 – [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]
* November 13 – [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]]
* November 14 – [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]]
* November 15 – [[Altoona, Pennsylvania]]
* November 16 – [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]]
* November 18 – [[Reading, Pennsylvania]]
* November 19 – [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]]
* November 20 – [[Chester, Pennsylvania]]
* November 21 – [[Wilmington, Delaware]]
* November 22 – [[Salisbury, Maryland]]
* November 23 – [[Dover, Delaware]]
* November 25&ndash;November 26 – [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]
* November 27&ndash;November 28 – [[Washington, D.C.]]
* November 29 – [[Charlottesville, Virginia]]
* November 30 – [[Lynchburg, Virginia]]
===December 1947===
* December 2 – [[Roanoke, Virginia]]
* December 3 – [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]
* December 4 – [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
* December 5 – [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
* December 6 – [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
* December 7 – [[Norfolk, Virginia]]
* December 9 – [[Richmond, Virginia]]
* December 10 – [[Wilmington, North Carolina]]
* December 11 – [[Columbia, South Carolina]]
* December 12 – [[Spartanburg, South Carolina]]
* December 13 – [[Greenville, South Carolina]]
* December 14 – [[Augusta, Georgia]]
* December 16 – [[Charleston, South Carolina]]
* December 17 – [[Savannah, Georgia]]
* December 18 – [[Brunswick, Georgia]]
* December 19 – [[Jacksonville, Florida]]
* December 20 – [[Miami]], [[Florida]]
* December 21 – [[Tampa, Florida]]
* December 22 – [[Tallahassee, Florida]]
* December 23 – [[Pensacola, Florida]]
* December 26 – [[Mobile, Alabama]]
* December 27 – [[Montgomery, Alabama]]
* December 28 – [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]]
* December 29 – [[Columbus, Georgia]]
* December 31 – [[Macon, Georgia]]
==1948==
===January 1948===
* January 1&ndash;January 2 – [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
* January 3 – [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]
* January 4 – [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
* January 6 – [[Jackson, Tennessee]]
* January 7&ndash;January 8 – [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]
* January 9 – [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi]]
* January 10 – [[Meridian, Mississippi]]
* January 11 – [[Jackson, Mississippi]]
* January 13 – [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]]
* January 14 – [[Monroe, Louisiana]]
* January 15 – [[Alexandria, Louisiana]]
* January 16 – [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]
* January 17 – [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]
* January 18 – [[Texarkana, Arkansas]]/[[Texarkana, Texas]]
* January 19 – [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]
* January 21 – [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas]]
* January 22 – [[Fort Smith, Arkansas]]
* January 23 – [[Muskogee, Oklahoma]]
* January 24 – [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]
* January 25 – [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]]
* January 27 – [[Enid, Oklahoma]]
* January 28 – [[Ada, Oklahoma]]
* January 29 – [[Denison, Texas]]
* January 30&ndash;January 31 – [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]
===February 1948===
[[Image:Freedom Train, LA '48.jpg|thumb|[[Susan B. Anthony]] Club members, '''Freedom Train''', Los Angeles 1948]]
* February 1 – [[Fort Worth, Texas]]
* February 2 – [[Waco, Texas]]
* February 3 – [[Tyler, Texas]]
* February 4 – [[Beaumont, Texas]]
* February 5&ndash;February 6 – [[Houston]], Texas
* February 7 – [[Galveston, Texas]]
* February 8 – [[Harlingen, Texas]]
* February 10 – [[Corpus Christi, Texas]]
* February 11 – [[Austin, Texas]]
* February 12 – [[San Antonio]], Texas
* February 13 – [[Del Rio, Texas]]
* February 14 – [[El Paso, Texas]]
* February 15 – [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]]
* February 16 – [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]
* February 18 – [[Douglas, Arizona]]
* February 19 – [[Tucson, Arizona]]
* February 20 – [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
* February 21 – [[Yuma, Arizona]]
* February 22 – [[San Diego]], [[California]]
* February 23&ndash;February 26 – [[Los Angeles]], California
* February 27 – [[Pasadena, California]]
* February 28 – [[Long Beach, California]]
* February 29 – [[San Bernardino, California]]
===March 1948===
* March 1&ndash;March 8 – 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 – [[Riverside, California]]
* March 10 – [[Bakersfield, California]]
* March 11 – [[Fresno, California]]
* March 12 – [[Modesto, California]]
* March 13 – [[Stockton, California]]
* March 14&ndash;March 16 – [[San Francisco, California]]
* March 17 – [[Palo Alto, California]]
* March 18 – [[San Jose, California]]
* March 19 – [[Oakland, California]]
* March 20 – [[Sacramento, California]]
* March 21 – [[Reno, Nevada]]
* March 23 – [[Elko, Nevada]]
* March 24 – [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]]
* March 25 – [[Provo, Utah]]
* March 26 – [[Ogden, Utah]]
* March 27 – [[Pocatello, Idaho]]
* March 29 – [[Boise, Idaho]]
* March 30 – [[Walla Walla, Washington]]
* March 31 – [[Yakima, Washington]]
===April 1948===
* April 1&ndash;April 2 – [[Portland, Oregon]]
* April 3 – [[Eugene, Oregon]]
* April 4 – [[Corvallis, Oregon]]
* April 6 – [[Salem, Oregon]]
* April 7 – [[Olympia, Washington]]
* April 8 – [[Tacoma, Washington]]
* April 9&ndash;April 10 – [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
* April 12 – [[Wenatchee, Washington]]
* April 13 – [[Spokane, Washington]]
* April 14 – [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho]]
* April 15 – [[Missoula, Montana]]
* April 16 – [[Butte, Montana]]
* April 17 – [[Helena, Montana]]
* April 18 – [[Great Falls, Montana]]
* April 20 – [[Billings, Montana]]
* April 21 – [[Sheridan, Wyoming]]
* April 22 – [[Rapid City, South Dakota]]
* April 23 – [[Pierre, South Dakota]]
* April 24 – [[Aberdeen, South Dakota]]
* April 26 – [[Bismarck, North Dakota]]
* April 27 – [[Minot, North Dakota]]
* April 28 – [[Jamestown, North Dakota]]
* April 29 – [[Fargo, North Dakota]]
* April 30 – [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]]
===May 1948===
* May 1 – [[Duluth, Minnesota]]
* May 2 – [[Superior, Wisconsin]]
* May 3&ndash;May 4 – [[St. Paul, Minnesota]]
* May 5&ndash;May 6 – [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]
* May 7 – [[Brainerd, Minnesota]]
* May 8 – [[St. Cloud, Minnesota]]
* May 10 – [[Willmar, Minnesota]]
* May 11 – [[Watertown, South Dakota]]
* May 12 – [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]
* May 13 – [[Sioux City, Iowa]]
* May 14&ndash;May 15 – [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
* May 16 – [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]
* May 17 – [[Grand Island, Nebraska]]
* May 19 – [[Alliance, Nebraska]]
* May 20 – [[Casper, Wyoming]]
* May 21 – [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]]
* May 22&ndash;May 23 – [[Denver]], [[Colorado]]
* May 24 – [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
* May 25 – [[Pueblo, Colorado]]
* May 26 – [[Trinidad, Colorado]]
* May 27 – [[Amarillo, Texas]]
* May 29 – [[Hutchinson, Kansas]]
* May 30 – [[Wichita, Kansas]]
* May 31 – [[Emporia, Kansas]]
===June 1948===
* June 1 – [[Topeka, Kansas]]
* June 2 – [[Lawrence, Kansas]]
* June 3 – [[Parsons, Kansas]]
* June 4 – [[Joplin, Missouri]]
* June 5 – [[Springfield, Missouri]]
* June 6&ndash;June 7 – [[Kansas City, Missouri]]
* June 9 – [[St. Joseph, Missouri]]
* June 10 – [[Sedalia, Missouri]]
* June 11 – [[Jefferson City, Missouri]]
* June 12&ndash;June 14 – [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]
* June 15 – [[Hannibal, Missouri]]
* June 16 – [[Quincy, Illinois]]
* June 17 – [[Burlington, Iowa]]
* June 18 – [[Iowa City, Iowa]]
* June 19 – [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]]
* June 20 – [[Des Moines, Iowa]]
* June 21 – [[Davenport, Iowa]]
* June 23 – [[Rockford, Illinois]]
* June 24 – [[Madison, Wisconsin]]
* June 25 – [[La Crosse, Wisconsin]]
* June 26 – [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin]]
* June 27 – [[Wausau, Wisconsin]]
* June 29 – [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]]
* June 30 – [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]]
===July 1948===
* July 1&ndash;July 2 – [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]
* July 3 – [[Racine, Wisconsin]]
* July 4 – [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]]
* July 5&ndash;July 9 – [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] (Chicago Railroad Fair)
* July 10 – [[Gary, Indiana]]
* July 11 – [[Joliet, Illinois]]
* July 13 – [[Peoria, Illinois]]
* July 14 – [[Bloomington, Illinois]]
* July 15 – [[Kankakee, Illinois]]
* July 16 – [[Champaign, Illinois]]
* July 17 – [[Decatur, Illinois]]
* July 18 – [[Springfield, Illinois]]
* July 20 – [[Belleville, Illinois]]
* July 21 – [[Cairo, Illinois]]
* July 22 – [[Paducah, Kentucky]]
* July 23 – [[Evansville, Indiana]]
* July 24 – [[Vincennes, Indiana]]
* July 25 – [[Terre Haute, Indiana]]
* July 27 – [[Danville, Illinois]]
* July 28 – [[Logansport, Indiana]]
* July 29&ndash;July 30 – [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]]
* July 31&ndash;August 1 – [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
===August 1948===
* August 2 – [[Bowling Green, Kentucky]]
* August 3 – [[Frankfort, Kentucky]]
* August 4 – [[Lexington, Kentucky]]
* August 5 – [[Ashland, Kentucky]]
* August 6 – [[Portsmouth, Ohio]]
* August 7&ndash;August 8 – [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]]
* August 10 – [[Muncie, Indiana]]
* August 11 – [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]
* August 12 – [[South Bend, Indiana]]
* August 13 – [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]]
* August 14 – [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
* August 15 – [[Muskegon, Michigan]]
* August 17 – [[Lansing, Michigan]]
* August 18 – [[Battle Creek, Michigan]]
* August 19 – [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]
* August 20&ndash;August 22 – [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]
* August 24 – [[Jackson, Michigan]]
* August 25 – [[Flint, Michigan]]
* August 26 – [[Saginaw, Michigan]]
* August 27 – [[Port Huron, Michigan]]
* August 28 – [[Pontiac, Michigan]]
* August 29 – [[Dearborn, Michigan]]
* August 30 – [[Monroe, Michigan]]
* August 31 – [[Toledo, Ohio]]
===September 1948===
* September 1 – [[Sandusky, Ohio]]
* September 2&ndash;September 3 – [[Cleveland]], Ohio
* September 4 – [[Akron, Ohio]]
* September 5&ndash;September 6 – [[Columbus, Ohio]]
* September 7 – [[Dayton, Ohio]]
* September 8 – [[Springfield, Ohio]]
* September 9 – [[Lima, Ohio]]
* September 10 – [[Canton, Ohio]]
* September 11 – [[Youngstown, Ohio]]
* September 12 – [[Steubenville, Ohio]]
* September 14 – [[Wheeling, West Virginia]]
* September 15&ndash;September 17 – [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]
* September 18 – [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]
* September 19 – [[Oil City, Pennsylvania]]
* September 21 – [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]]
* September 22 – [[Cumberland, Maryland]]
* September 23 – [[Parkersburg, West Virginia]]
* September 24 – [[Clarksburg, West Virginia]]
* September 25 – [[Charleston, West Virginia]]
* September 26 – [[Huntington, West Virginia]]
* September 28 – [[Bluefield, West Virginia]]
* September 29 – [[Bristol, Tennessee]]
* September 30 – [[Johnson City, Tennessee]]
===October 1948===
* October 1 – [[Kingsport, Tennessee]]
* October 2 – [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]
* October 3 – [[Oak Ridge, Tennessee]]
* October 5 – [[Asheville, North Carolina]]
* October 6 – [[Danville, Virginia]]
* October 7 – [[Winchester, Virginia]]
* October 8 – [[Hagerstown, Maryland]]
* October 9 – [[York, Pennsylvania]]
* October 10 – [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]]
* October 11 – [[Easton, Pennsylvania]]
* October 12 – [[Morristown, New Jersey]]
* October 13&ndash;October 14 – [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]
* October 15 – [[Princeton, New Jersey]]
* October 16&ndash;October 17 – [[Camden, New Jersey]]
* October 19 – [[Red Bank, New Jersey]]
* October 20 – [[Orange, New Jersey]]
* October 21 – [[Montclair, New Jersey]]
* October 22 – [[Passaic, New Jersey]]
* October 23 – [[Ridgewood, New Jersey]]
* October 24 – [[Hackensack, New Jersey]]
* October 25 – [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]
* October 26 – [[Havre de Grace, Maryland]]
==1949==
===January 1949===
* January 22 – [[Washington, D.C.]]
==References==
* [http://www.freedomtrain.org/freedom-train-timeline.htm Timeline for the 1947-1949 Freedom Train], retrieved December 23, 2004.
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