view gallery |  Liberty Farm - Worcester MA
in Underground Railroad Sites Liberty Farm is a National Historic Landmark at 116 Mower Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date listed: 10/7/2009 last visited: 3/15/2009 |
view gallery |  Sheldon Peck Homestead - Lombard, IL
in Underground Railroad Sites Sheldon Peck used his homestead to help Underground Railroad travelers. He was an abolitionist as were many of the townspeople in the area. His homestead is preserved today as a history museum.
posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date listed: 9/30/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Embree House - Telford, TN
in Underground Railroad Sites Elihu Embree was publisher for a weekly newspaper dedicated to the freeing of slaves. His home in Telford was a hiding place for runaway slaves. posted by: vhasler location: Tennessee date listed: 9/28/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Elijah Lewis House - Farmington, CT
in Underground Railroad Sites Elijah Lewis, a quartermaster in the Revolutionary War and later a prosperous farmer, hid slaves in a "hidey-hole" in his house at 1 Mountain Spring Road. The hole is in the basement chimney; a large stone can still be removed to reveal the space. posted by: KDubs location: Connecticut date listed: 9/25/2009 last visited: 9/25/2009 |
view gallery |  Moncure Conway House - Falmouth, VA
in Underground Railroad Sites The significance of this site is its association with Moncure Conway who helped over 40 of the family's slaves escape to freedom by accompanying them to Ohio. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date listed: 9/20/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  ~Locust Grove~
in Underground Railroad Sites Underground Railroad Site & Home of Col. Tiffany Brockway a Veteran of the War of 1812 posted by: swizzle location: New York date listed: 8/29/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  ~Barker's Store~
in Underground Railroad Sites ~Hidden Room On Display~ posted by: swizzle location: New York date listed: 8/25/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Vesuvius Iron Furnace - Ironton, OH
in Underground Railroad Sites The Vesuvius Iron Furnace was one of 46 charcoal iron furnaces located in the six county Hanging Rock Iron Region of southern Ohio. It is in the Wayne National Forest. posted by: fatcat161 location: Ohio date listed: 8/6/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Underground Railroad Station - Williamson, NY
in Underground Railroad Sites Home for hiding escaping slaves. posted by: ChileHead location: New York date listed: 8/5/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Fort Jefferson - Dry Tortugas National Park
in Underground Railroad Sites This UGRR site relates to the slaves kept here and their attempts to escape, and their eventual emancipation. posted by: ChapterhouseInc location: Florida date listed: 8/5/2009 last visited: 5/31/2009 |
view gallery |  Aquia Landing - Stafford VA
in Underground Railroad Sites Aquia Landing, the only rail-to-steamboat gateway between Richmond VA and Washington DC was designated to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program in 2009. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date listed: 7/24/2009 last visited: 9/26/2009 |
view gallery |  Ft Pulaski National Monument
in Underground Railroad Sites On April 16, 1862, Gen Hunter issued an order freeing the slaves on the fort's islands. President Lincoln overturned it, but issued the Emancipation Proclamation eight months later. There is an UGRR stamp in the gift shop. posted by: ChapterhouseInc location: Georgia date listed: 7/19/2009 last visited: 9/3/2008 |
view gallery |  John Malvin
in Underground Railroad Sites Cleveland, Ohio posted by: Team RAGAR location: Ohio date listed: 7/15/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Bethel Church - Collinsville, Illinois
in Underground Railroad Sites The old Bethel Church, that once stood on this location, was believed to be a location of the Underground Railroad. posted by: paulspaper location: Indiana date listed: 7/11/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Gateway to Freedom - New Albany, Indiana
in Underground Railroad Sites Marker noting hte significance of New Albany, Indiana as part of the Underground Railroad. posted by: PersonsMD location: Indiana date listed: 6/20/2009 last visited: 6/11/2009 |
view gallery |  Hannah Toliver - Jeffersonville, Indiana
in Underground Railroad Sites Marker honoring the work of Hannah Toliver, who was convicted for aiding others fleeing slavery. posted by: PersonsMD location: Indiana date listed: 6/20/2009 last visited: 8/30/2009 |
view gallery |  Harpers Ferry National Historical Park - Harpers Ferry, WV
in Underground Railroad Sites Harpers Ferry National Historical Park IN West Virginia is a historic town best known for a slave revolt. The site is listed on the National Underground Railroad: Network to Freedom.
posted by: saopaulo1 location: West Virginia date listed: 6/1/2009 last visited: 5/5/2009 |
view gallery |  New Castle Court House - New Catle, DE
in Underground Railroad Sites The New Castle courthouse in downtown New Castle, is part of the National Underground Railroad Network To Freedom. posted by: saopaulo1 location: Delaware date listed: 6/1/2009 last visited: 5/5/2009 |
view gallery |  Maryland State House - Baltimore, MD
in Underground Railroad Sites The Maryland State House is listed on the NPS' National Underground Railroad: Network to Freedom.
posted by: saopaulo1 location: Maryland date listed: 6/1/2009 last visited: 5/5/2009 |
view gallery |  President Street Station - Baltimore, MD
in Underground Railroad Sites The President St Station is now a Civil War Museum. posted by: saopaulo1 location: Maryland date listed: 6/1/2009 last visited: 5/5/2009 |
view gallery |  Crenshaw House - "Old Slave House" - Equality, Illinois
in Underground Railroad Sites The Crenshaw House (also known as the Crenshaw Mansion, Hickory Hill or, most commonly, The Old Slave House) is a historic former residence and alleged haunted house located in Gallatin County, Illinois. posted by: BruceS location: Illinois date listed: 5/25/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Banneker-Douglass Museum - Annapolis, MD
in Underground Railroad Sites The Banneker-Douglass Museum is part of the National Park Service's Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. posted by: saopaulo1 location: Maryland date listed: 5/24/2009 last visited: 5/30/2009 |
view gallery |  First Light of Freedom
in Underground Railroad Sites This marked placed in 2001 by National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. posted by: fatcat161 location: North Carolina date listed: 5/12/2009 last visited: 10/17/2009 |
view gallery |  Burlington Pharmacy - Burlington, NJ
in Underground Railroad Sites Located at 301 High Street in historic Burlington, this is the oldest pharmacy in continuous operation in New Jersey. posted by: 94RedRover location: New Jersey date listed: 4/19/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Grubb Estate - Burlington, NJ
in Underground Railroad Sites Located at 46 Riverbank, along the Delware in Burlington, New Jersey, Henry Grubb is said to have built tunnels from the riverbank under their home for the concealment of runaway slaves. posted by: 94RedRover location: New Jersey date listed: 4/19/2009 last visited: never |
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