Concord Presbyterian Church - Ross County, Ohio
N 39° 21.208 W 083° 12.277
17S E 310042 N 4358320
This country church, over 200 years old, was an important site in the Underground Railroad.
Waymark Code: WMTWA
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2006
Views: 69
Text from the Ohio Historical Marker: The Concord Presbyterian Church congregation organized in 1805. The Concord Church was an integral part of the antislavery movement and was a station on the Underground Railroad. Reverend James H. Dickey, the congregation's second pastor, was known to be "an avowed anti-slavery man" and an "active Ohio abolitionist." The Anderson and Galbraith families, who were members of the congregation, were Underground Railroad conductors. Fugitives hid in the loft of the church until they could be taken to the next station in either Frankfort or Chillicothe.
Address:
498 Acton Road
Frankfort, Ohio USA
45628
Web site: [Web Link]
Site Details: Church services are still held here.
Open to the public?: Public
Name of organization who placed the marker: Ohio Historical Society
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