Haines House - Alliance, Ohio
N 40° 55.263 W 081° 06.582
17T E 490763 N 4529998
The Haines House served as an Underground Railroad station in Alliance, Ohio beginning in 1853.
Waymark Code: WMM94H
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2014
Views: 6
The Haines House sat on 126 acres of land next to one of the Underground Railway trails, now known as route 183.The house was built in 1828 and additions were added in 1842. The owners were John and Nancy Grant who were Quakers. It was passed down to Sarah Grant and her husband J. Ridgeway Haines fron Salem, Ohio. Ridgeway was a member of The Western Anti-Slavery Society. The society held meeting on the property in the 1850's. The slaves hid in the attic crawlspace until the were moved to the next house. Ridgeway died in 1899 and Sarah in 1903.
Address:
186 West Market Street
Alliance, Ohio USA
44601
Web site: [Web Link]
Site Details: Open to the public during Carnation Days / $3.00 admission fee
Open to the public?: Public
Name of organization who placed the marker: The Alliance Area Preseveration Society
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