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Abolition and the Underground Railroad in South Jersey
Southern New Jersey was a hotbed of slave fugitives, freedmen and abolitionists in the Civil War era. The proud 22nd Regiment of the United States Colored Troops included hundreds …
Enslavement and the Underground Railroad in Missouri and Illinois
The Path to Freedom in Missouri and Illinois People enslaved here experienced the same horrors as those held captive in other states, and their stories of courage and perseverance …
Underground Railroad in Delaware, The
Read the stories of freedom seekers as they passed through Delaware in the decades before the Civil War. Countless men and women traveled to freedom on an informal network of back …
Maryland Freedom Seekers on the Underground Railroad
Journey with the unsung heroes of the Underground Railroad. Maryland was the starting point of many freedom seekers. They embarked on the perilous journey from slavery to freedom …
Underground Railroad in Ohio, The
Ohio was at the heart of it all. During a dark time in United States history, thousands of freedom seekers traveled the Underground Railroad through Ohio. The Buckeye State hosted …
Safe Houses and the Underground Railroad in East Central Ohio
For slaves fleeing captivity, the Underground Railroad was the most viable means of escape, and with over three thousand miles of clandestine routes and secret trails, Ohio had the …
Yreka Western Railroad
The city of Yreka was determined to have a railroad. When the Southern Pacific Railroad decided in 1883 to bypass Yreka, the citizens constructed their own railroad known as the …
Cleveland Mainline Railroads
In the 1800s, railroad development was instrumental in enabling Cleveland to become an industrial center. By 1920, Cleveland was the nation,s fifth-largest city, with an economy …
Lehigh Valley Railroad across New Jersey
Constructed as the Easton and Amboy Railroad, opened by 1875, the Lehigh Valley Railroad was instrumental in developing commerce and communities of central New Jersey.Thout it no …
Eastern Shore Railroad
In the 1880s, New York railroad magnate Alexander Cassatt looked at a map of America,s East Coast and decided that he could overcome a challenge of geography if he thought of a new …