view gallery |  Cyrus Gates Farmstead - Maine, New York
in Underground Railroad Sites Gates, Cyrus, Farmstead was a stop on the Underground Railroad. posted by: ripraff location: New York date approved: 4/2/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Lane Trail - Nemaha County, KS
in Underground Railroad Sites First built as a roadway for immigrants, then became the underground railway route, and today is US highway 75 posted by: YoSam. location: Kansas date approved: 4/2/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Chloe Cooley and the 1793 Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada - Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
in Underground Railroad Sites Following the abduction of Chloe Cooley, an enslaved Black woman, Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe introduced legislation that set the stage for the great freedom movement of enslaved African Americans known as the Underground Railway. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 9/21/2014 last visited: 2/16/2015 |
view gallery |  Haines House - Alliance, Ohio
in Underground Railroad Sites The Haines House served as an Underground Railroad station in Alliance, Ohio beginning in 1853. posted by: lonewolf5929 location: Ohio date approved: 8/16/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Riverview Farm site (Arlington Cemetery) - Drexel Hill, PA
in Underground Railroad Sites The remains of Riverview Farm, a stop on the Underground Railroad run by Quaker abolitionist Thomas Garrett and his brothers. posted by: jennyanykind location: Pennsylvania date approved: 6/29/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Hamilton Primary School - Otterville, IL
in Underground Railroad Sites Dr. Silas Hamilton, freed slaves, and built a school for their education. The first free school and first intergrated school in Illinois posted by: YoSam. location: Illinois date approved: 6/24/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Old Rock House – Alton, IL
in Underground Railroad Sites The Old Rock House was used as one of the stations for the Underground Railroad in the 1930’s. posted by: wildernessmama location: Illinois date approved: 12/26/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Home of Lewis Hayden (1811-1889) - Boston, Massachussets
in Underground Railroad Sites Lewis Hayden (1811-1889), an escaped Kentucky slave, settled in Boston with his wife Harriet in 1849. Their home is the most documented of Boston's Underground Railroad stations, having sheltered many fugitive slaves. posted by: Weathervane location: Massachusetts date approved: 12/5/2013 last visited: 7/19/2014 |
view gallery |  The Elgin Settlement
in Underground Railroad Sites At its peak, the Elgin Settlement became home to 1,200 fugitives who had escaped slavery in the United States and found freedom in Canada posted by: Bon Echo location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 11/23/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Emmanuel Episcopal Church - Cumberland, Maryland
in Underground Railroad Sites Historic Episcopal Church which served as a stop along the underground railroad and the stop was truly underground. posted by: BruceS location: Maryland date approved: 11/8/2013 last visited: 5/11/2013 |
view gallery |  Oswell Wright - Corydon, IN
in Underground Railroad Sites History marker about Oswell Wright and the Bell brothers in Corydon, IN posted by: thegorilla23 location: Indiana date approved: 9/4/2013 last visited: 9/4/2013 |
view gallery |  First Congregational Church - Malone, NY
in Underground Railroad Sites First Congregational Church in Malone NY, a stop on the Underground Railroad posted by: jiggs11 location: New York date approved: 9/4/2013 last visited: 11/2/2014 |
view gallery |  The Great Dismal Swamp
in Underground Railroad Sites Now a Wildlife Refuge National Park, The Great Dismal Swamp was the home of thousands of escaped slaves who formed Maroon communities in the swamp. posted by: Anyanwu location: Virginia date approved: 8/25/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  William Goodridge House And Museum - York, PA
in Underground Railroad Sites This is an important site of a businessman, abolitionist who started his life born into slavery and became an important figure in the Underground Railroad. The site is marked by two historic signs in front of his house. Today the house is a museum. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/29/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Dobbin House - Historical Underground Railroad Stop - Gettysburg, PA
in Underground Railroad Sites The Dobbin House is a historical landmark that once served as a stop on the Underground Railroad. A small crawl place served as the station for runaway slaves to hide in during their dangerous journey on the Underground Railroad. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 4/17/2013 last visited: 3/29/2015 |
view gallery |  McAllister's Mill Underground Railroad Station - Gettysburg, PA
in Underground Railroad Sites A brand new marker (as of 2012) recalls a stop in the Underground Railroad which aided fugitive slaves. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 2/25/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  North Star Underground Railroad Museum - Ausable Chasm, NY
in Underground Railroad Sites North Star Underground Railroad Museum is a part of the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association posted by: MountainWoods location: New York date approved: 1/31/2013 last visited: 8/17/2014 |
view gallery |  Asa Bale's Barn - Westfield, IN
in Underground Railroad Sites Many slaves were known to have stopped at the barn that once stood at this address. posted by: dnrseekers location: Indiana date approved: 11/20/2012 last visited: 11/10/2012 |
view gallery |  Asa Bales Home - Westfield, IN
in Underground Railroad Sites No marker details the history behind this unassuming and otherwise normal looking home in Westfield. posted by: dnrseekers location: Indiana date approved: 11/20/2012 last visited: 11/11/2012 |
view gallery |  Hitchcock House
in Underground Railroad Sites Refurbished sandstone house built by the minister George B. Hitchcock (1812-1872) around 1855 and lived in it from 1856 to 1865. He was involved in the American abolitionism movement known as the Underground Railroad. posted by: DeerAleMap location: Iowa date approved: 11/2/2012 last visited: 6/6/2014 |
view gallery |  Levi Coffin House, Fountain City, Indiana
in Underground Railroad Sites A home formerly owned by Catherine adn Levi Coffin - commonly referred to as "Grand Central Station" of the Undreground Railroad movement located in Fountain City, Indiana. posted by: Team gEco Friendly location: Indiana date approved: 10/19/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Jenkins, Israel, House - Marion, IN
in Underground Railroad Sites Israel Jenkins House - The Elms Station of Farmington, a 1840 Historic Brick Home located on the grounds of Club Run Golf Course. posted by: Team gEco Friendly location: Indiana date approved: 9/17/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Brentsville Courthouse and Jail - Bristow VA
in Underground Railroad Sites The National Park Service accepted the Brentsville courthouse and jail to the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom on June 27, 2008 for making a significant contribution. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 8/3/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Sandwich First Baptist Church - Windsor, Ontario
in Underground Railroad Sites The First Baptist Church is located at 3652 Peter Street posted by: DougandSandra location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 7/22/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Oldest house in Steuben County, NY
in Underground Railroad Sites Oldest house in Steuben County. Erected 1797 by Col. James McBurney.
A probable station of the UNDERGROUND RAILWAY.
State Education Department 1932 posted by: SergeantMac location: New York date approved: 7/13/2012 last visited: never |
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