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Station Master on the Underground Railroad
Thomas Garrett, a Quaker from Wilmington, Delaware, had a genial disposition unless provoked to defend his strong anti-slavery beliefs. Unlike most other white abolitionists who …
The Underground Railroad in Michigan
Though living far north of the Mason-Dixon line, many mid-nineteenth-century citizens of Michigan rose up to protest the moral offense of slavery; they published an abolitionist …
The Mobile & Ohio Railroad in the Civil War
The Mobile & Ohio Railroad was the longest line in the nation when it was completed in spring of 1861--the final spike driven a few weeks after Confederate artillery shelled Fort …
The Underground Railroad in Western Illinois
Fugitives fleeing from slavery in Kentucky, Missouri, and points farther south traversed the entire state of Illinois while moving northward. But they were most likely to receive …
The Underground Railroad in the Adirondack Region
The success of the Underground Railroad depended on the participation of sympathizers in hundreds of areas throughout the country, each operating independently. Each area was …
The Underground Railroad on the Western Frontier
All along the mid–1800s Western frontier, the path of fugitive slaves in the Underground Railroad was filled with danger. An escapee who managed to avoid violence still was …
Great Railroad Tunnels of North America
Describing and detailing the boring of major railroad tunnels throughout Canada, the US, and Mexico, this covers the period from the creation of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Tunnel in the …
John Todd and the Underground Railroad
"Details the life of Reverend John Todd and presents the story of the Underground Railroad station in Tabor. Todd provided spiritual guidance for the residents who joined the …
Fugitive Slaves and the Underground Railroad in the Kentucky Borderland
Between 1783 and 1860, more than 100,000 enslaved African Americans escaped across the border between slave and free territory in search of freedom. Most of these escapes were …
The L&N Railroad in the Civil War
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad was completed just as the first salvos of the Civil War erupted. As one of the few U.S. railroads linking the North and South, the L&N was …