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Harriet Tubman, c. 1868–1869, who was a significant figure in the history of the Underground Railroad. The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Cambridge recognizes her efforts to free enslaved people. President Street Station — Baltimore [27] Harriet Tubman's birthplace — Dorchester County [39] [40]
The house remained in the Putnam family until 1933. 1981 saw the restoration of the house by the Putnam House Partners. [1] Marietta's leading abolitionist, David Putnam, Jr. was born in this house in 1808. [2] David Putnam, Jr. used another nearby house as his "station house" on the Underground Railroad, that house was torn down in 1953. [3]
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An 1874 map and profile of the railroad. The Worcester and Shrewsbury Railroad was 2.7 miles (4.3 km) long and ran entirely within the city of Worcester. It was originally built to 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge. [1]: 2 The line's western terminal was near Washington Square, just north of where Union Station was built in 1875.
The Wooster-Wayne Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a free program on Ohio and the Underground Railroad at the Orrville Public Library 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11.
In 1894, the Knox family bought the house from the Putnams. The Knox family was involved in boat building and gave the home the name of The Anchorage. From 1960 to 1986 the house was a nursing home. [1] Since 1996, the home has been owned by the Washington County Historical Society. [2]
The Marietta Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation and operated by Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad in the U.S. states of West Virginia and Ohio. [2] The line runs from Parkersburg, West Virginia, west to Belpre, Ohio, and north via Marietta to Relief (near Beverly, Ohio) [3] along a former Baltimore and Ohio Rail ...