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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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Image for Vesuvius Iron Furnace  -  Ironton, OHview gallery

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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 Regular Member fatcat161

location: Ohio

date approved: 8/6/2009

last visited: 11/24/2017

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Underground Railroad SitesJohn Campbell House - Ironton, Ohio

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Home of founder of Ironton and abolitionist which was a stop along the Underground Railroad.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS

location: Ohio

date approved: 11/14/2007

last visited: never

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Underground Railroad SitesUnderground Railroad Marker - Portsmouth, OH

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill

location: Ohio

date approved: 12/28/2008

last visited: never

Image for PP African American Settlement  -  Pike County, OHview gallery

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Underground Railroad SitesPP African American Settlement - Pike County, OH

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill

location: Ohio

date approved: 4/4/2008

last visited: 11/27/2022

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NWNW77.7 km

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Underground Railroad SitesWickerham Inn - Peebles, OH

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist

location: Ohio

date approved: 12/28/2008

last visited: 12/27/2008

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Underground Railroad SitesConcord Presbyterian Church - Ross County, Ohio

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This country church, over 200 years old, was an important site in the Underground Railroad.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Crystal Sound

location: Ohio

date approved: 10/11/2006

last visited: 10/11/2006

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Underground Railroad SitesNational Underground RR Museum, Maysville, Ky

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Home of the National Underground Railroad Museum.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member kbarhow

location: Kentucky

date approved: 4/6/2008

last visited: 9/17/2009

Image for Harriet Beecher Stowe Slavery to Freedom Museum  -  Washington, KYview gallery

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Underground Railroad SitesHarriet Beecher Stowe Slavery to Freedom Museum - Washington, KY

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill

location: Kentucky

date approved: 4/21/2008

last visited: 9/11/2019

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Underground Railroad SitesUnderground Railroad Mural - Amesville, OH

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill

location: Ohio

date approved: 1/24/2009

last visited: never

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Underground Railroad SitesJohn Rankin House - Ripley OH

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Rankin House-Home of Reverend John Rankin-Underground Railroad Station 1828-1863. A State Memorial of the Ohio Historical Society

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Ohio

date approved: 1/9/2021

last visited: 10/28/2021

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Underground Railroad SitesEscape to Freedom/Women of Courage - Parkersburg WV

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Two Sided Historical Marker-Escape to Freedom and Women of Courage Parkersburg, WV

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: West Virginia

date approved: 1/28/2023

last visited: 1/19/2023

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Underground Railroad SitesTwin City Opera House Tunnels - McConnelsville, OH

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill

location: Ohio

date approved: 1/24/2009

last visited: never

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Underground Railroad SitesThe Underground Railroad / Black Conductors of Columbus - Columbus, OH

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist

location: Ohio

date approved: 1/8/2011

last visited: 11/19/2021

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Underground Railroad SitesStone Academy - Zanesville, Ohio

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member Team G-Man

location: Ohio

date approved: 1/3/2012

last visited: 7/9/2016

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Underground Railroad SitesNelson T. Gant House, Zanesville, Ohio

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Owned by Nelson Gant, former slave and conductor on the Underground Railroad

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member FamilyTrees

location: Ohio

date approved: 7/13/2008

last visited: 3/15/2009

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Underground Railroad SitesWilbur H. Siebert Collection - Columbus, OH

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist

location: Ohio

date approved: 1/10/2011

last visited: never

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Underground Railroad SitesMargaret Agler House - Columbus, OH

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The Margaret Agler House, located in Franklin County, Columbus, Ohio, was part of the Underground Railroad.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist

location: Ohio

date approved: 11/23/2007

last visited: 11/23/2007

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