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|  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 approved: 8/6/2009 last visited: 11/24/2017 |
view gallery SW8.9 km
|  John Campbell House - Ironton, Ohio
in Underground Railroad Sites Home of founder of Ironton and abolitionist which was a stop along the Underground Railroad. posted by: BruceS location: Ohio date approved: 11/14/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Underground Railroad Marker - Portsmouth, OH
in Underground Railroad Sites This marker is located at the U.S. Grant Bridge that crosses the Ohio River between Portsmouth, Ohio, and South Shore, Kentucky. Portsmouth was one of the hubs of the underground railroad as slaves crossed the Ohio River to freedom. posted by: silverquill location: Ohio date approved: 12/28/2008 last visited: never |
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|  PP African American Settlement - Pike County, OH
in Underground Railroad Sites This was the site of an early African-American settlement near Waverly, Ohio, and provided refuge for those traveling the underground railroad. The Ohio historical markers are at the site of the new Eden Baptist Church. See gallery for original site posted by: silverquill location: Ohio date approved: 4/4/2008 last visited: 11/27/2022 |
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|  Wickerham Inn - Peebles, OH
in Underground Railroad Sites The Wickerham Inn, the oldest brick building in Adams County, Ohio, and one of the earliest taverns to exist in the Northwest Territory, was used to hide runaway slaves when the Underground Railroad was in operation. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Ohio date approved: 12/28/2008 last visited: 12/27/2008 |
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|  Concord Presbyterian Church - Ross County, Ohio
in Underground Railroad Sites This country church, over 200 years old, was an important site in the Underground Railroad. posted by: Crystal Sound location: Ohio date approved: 10/11/2006 last visited: 10/11/2006 |
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|  National Underground RR Museum, Maysville, Ky
in Underground Railroad Sites Home of the National Underground Railroad Museum. posted by: kbarhow location: Kentucky date approved: 4/6/2008 last visited: 9/17/2009 |
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|  Harriet Beecher Stowe Slavery to Freedom Museum - Washington, KY
in Underground Railroad Sites While visiting this house in 1833, Harriet Beecher Stowe witnessed her first slave auction here in Washington, Kentucky, an experience which later led her to write "Uncle Tom's Cabin." This museum is a stop on the Underground Railroad tour. posted by: silverquill location: Kentucky date approved: 4/21/2008 last visited: 9/11/2019 |
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|  Underground Railroad Mural - Amesville, OH
in Underground Railroad Sites This mural on the side of the post office in Amesville, Ohio, mentions the town's place on the underground railroad. There is also a mention of this in the town history, but many of the old landmarks are gone. posted by: silverquill location: Ohio date approved: 1/24/2009 last visited: never |
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|  John Rankin House - Ripley OH
in Underground Railroad Sites Rankin House-Home of Reverend John Rankin-Underground Railroad Station 1828-1863. A State Memorial of the Ohio Historical Society posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 1/9/2021 last visited: 10/28/2021 |
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|  Escape to Freedom/Women of Courage - Parkersburg WV
in Underground Railroad Sites Two Sided Historical Marker-Escape to Freedom and Women of Courage Parkersburg, WV posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 1/28/2023 last visited: 1/19/2023 |
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|  Twin City Opera House Tunnels - McConnelsville, OH
in Underground Railroad Sites Opened in 1892, the Twin City Opera House in the heart of McConnelsville, Ohio, was designed by H.C. Lindsay with a network of tunnels and rooms underneath, reputed to have been used as escape routes on the underground railroad. posted by: silverquill location: Ohio date approved: 1/24/2009 last visited: never |
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|  The Underground Railroad / Black Conductors of Columbus - Columbus, OH
in Underground Railroad Sites A historical marker about the Underground Railroad and the Black Conductors of Columbus is located on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse on Capitol Square in downtown Columbus, Ohio. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Ohio date approved: 1/8/2011 last visited: 11/19/2021 |
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|  Stone Academy - Zanesville, Ohio
in Underground Railroad Sites Designed to be the new state capital building in 1809 but declined this building went on to lead a very interesting life as a School, public building, private residence and stop on the underground railroad. posted by: Team G-Man location: Ohio date approved: 1/3/2012 last visited: 7/9/2016 |
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|  Nelson T. Gant House, Zanesville, Ohio
in Underground Railroad Sites Owned by Nelson Gant, former slave and conductor on the Underground Railroad posted by: FamilyTrees location: Ohio date approved: 7/13/2008 last visited: 3/15/2009 |
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|  Wilbur H. Siebert Collection - Columbus, OH
in Underground Railroad Sites This historical marker about the Wilbur H. Siebert Collection is located in the courtyard between Dulles Hall and Brown Hall on The Ohio State University Campus in Columbus, Ohio. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Ohio date approved: 1/10/2011 last visited: never |
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|  Margaret Agler House - Columbus, OH
in Underground Railroad Sites The Margaret Agler House, located in Franklin County, Columbus, Ohio, was part of the Underground Railroad. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Ohio date approved: 11/23/2007 last visited: 11/23/2007 |
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