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Description:This category is dedicated to recording sites which served as stops along the Underground Railroad or those that played a significant role in the Underground Railroad and its mission of aiding slaves on their journey to freedom.
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Underground Railroad SitesLiberty Farm - Worcester MA

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Liberty Farm is a National Historic Landmark at 116 Mower Street in Worcester, Massachusetts.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member nomadwillie

location: Massachusetts

date listed: 10/7/2009

last visited: 3/15/2009

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Underground Railroad SitesSheldon Peck Homestead - Lombard, IL

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member adgorn

location: Illinois

date listed: 9/30/2009

last visited: never

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Underground Railroad SitesEmbree House - Telford, TN

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler

location: Tennessee

date listed: 9/28/2009

last visited: never

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Underground Railroad SitesElijah Lewis House - Farmington, CT

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member KDubs

location: Connecticut

date listed: 9/25/2009

last visited: 9/25/2009

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Underground Railroad SitesMoncure Conway House - Falmouth, VA

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member La de Boheme

location: Virginia

date listed: 9/20/2009

last visited: never

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Underground Railroad Sites~Locust Grove~

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Underground Railroad Site & Home of Col. Tiffany Brockway a Veteran of the War of 1812

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member swizzle

location: New York

date listed: 8/29/2009

last visited: never

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Underground Railroad Sites~Barker's Store~

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~Hidden Room On Display~

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member swizzle

location: New York

date listed: 8/25/2009

last visited: never

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Underground Railroad SitesVesuvius Iron Furnace - Ironton, OH

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member fatcat161

location: Ohio

date listed: 8/6/2009

last visited: never

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Underground Railroad SitesUnderground Railroad Station - Williamson, NY

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Home for hiding escaping slaves.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChileHead

location: New York

date listed: 8/5/2009

last visited: never

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Underground Railroad SitesFort Jefferson - Dry Tortugas National Park

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This UGRR site relates to the slaves kept here and their attempts to escape, and their eventual emancipation.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc

location: Florida

date listed: 8/5/2009

last visited: 5/31/2009

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Underground Railroad SitesAquia Landing - Stafford VA

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member La de Boheme

location: Virginia

date listed: 7/24/2009

last visited: 9/26/2009

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Underground Railroad SitesFt Pulaski National Monument

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc

location: Georgia

date listed: 7/19/2009

last visited: 9/3/2008

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Underground Railroad SitesJohn Malvin

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Cleveland, Ohio

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Team RAGAR

location: Ohio

date listed: 7/15/2009

last visited: never

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Underground Railroad SitesBethel Church - Collinsville, Illinois

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The old Bethel Church, that once stood on this location, was believed to be a location of the Underground Railroad.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member paulspaper

location: Indiana

date listed: 7/11/2009

last visited: never

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Underground Railroad SitesGateway to Freedom - New Albany, Indiana

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Marker noting hte significance of New Albany, Indiana as part of the Underground Railroad.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PersonsMD

location: Indiana

date listed: 6/20/2009

last visited: 6/11/2009

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Underground Railroad SitesHannah Toliver - Jeffersonville, Indiana

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Marker honoring the work of Hannah Toliver, who was convicted for aiding others fleeing slavery.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PersonsMD

location: Indiana

date listed: 6/20/2009

last visited: 8/30/2009

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Underground Railroad SitesHarpers Ferry National Historical Park - Harpers Ferry, WV

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1

location: West Virginia

date listed: 6/1/2009

last visited: 5/5/2009

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Underground Railroad SitesNew Castle Court House - New Catle, DE

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The New Castle courthouse in downtown New Castle, is part of the National Underground Railroad Network To Freedom.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1

location: Delaware

date listed: 6/1/2009

last visited: 5/5/2009

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Underground Railroad SitesMaryland State House - Baltimore, MD

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The Maryland State House is listed on the NPS' National Underground Railroad: Network to Freedom.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1

location: Maryland

date listed: 6/1/2009

last visited: 5/5/2009

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Underground Railroad SitesPresident Street Station - Baltimore, MD

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The President St Station is now a Civil War Museum.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1

location: Maryland

date listed: 6/1/2009

last visited: 5/5/2009

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Underground Railroad SitesCrenshaw House - "Old Slave House" - Equality, Illinois

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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: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS

location: Illinois

date listed: 5/25/2009

last visited: never

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Underground Railroad SitesThe Banneker-Douglass Museum - Annapolis, MD

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The Banneker-Douglass Museum is part of the National Park Service's Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1

location: Maryland

date listed: 5/24/2009

last visited: 5/30/2009

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Underground Railroad SitesFirst Light of Freedom

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This marked placed in 2001 by National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member fatcat161

location: North Carolina

date listed: 5/12/2009

last visited: 10/17/2009

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Underground Railroad SitesBurlington Pharmacy - Burlington, NJ

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Located at 301 High Street in historic Burlington, this is the oldest pharmacy in continuous operation in New Jersey.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 94RedRover

location: New Jersey

date listed: 4/19/2009

last visited: never

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Underground Railroad SitesGrubb Estate - Burlington, NJ

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member 94RedRover

location: New Jersey

date listed: 4/19/2009

last visited: never

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