Underground Railroad station illustration

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Title

Underground Railroad station illustration

Description

This illustration, from the 1888 book The Story of Ohio by Alexander Black, shows a stop on the Underground Railroad along a creek or river in Ohio. Freedom seekers often used boats or even swam across rivers or walked across frozen water while fleeing.

Source

https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p267401coll32/id/13336/rec/42

Rights

Courtesy of Ohio History Connection

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Illustration

Citation

“Underground Railroad station illustration,” Columbus Metropolitan Library Local History & Genealogy Exhibits, accessed May 17, 2024, https://columbuslibrary.omeka.net/items/show/11.

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