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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]
Underground Railroad routes went north to free states and Canada, to the Caribbean, to United States western territories, and to Indian territories. Some fugitive slaves traveled south into Mexico for their freedom. [35] [36] Many escaped by sea, including Ona Judge, who had been enslaved by President George Washington. [37]
It was among the destinations on last year's inaugural Iowa Underground Railroad Ride, a two-and-a-half day trip to Lewis from Tabor, another site of a surviving station in southwest Iowa.
The Reverend George B. Hitchcock House is a historic house museum in Cass County, Iowa, near the city of Lewis.Built in 1856 by the Congregationalist minister George B. Hitchcock, it has features indicative of its use as a "station" on the Underground Railway, corroborated by documentary evidence of Hitchcock's involvement in the shelter and transport of escaped slaves.
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway [2] Cedar Rapids and Marion City Railway [2] Charles City Western Railway [2] Clinton, Davenport and Muscatine Railway [2] Des Moines and Central Iowa Railroad [2] Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railway [2] November 1907 [10] Iowa Railway and Light Company [1] Keokuk Electric Company [1] Mason City and ...
Created in the early 19th century, the Underground Railroad was at its height between 1850 and 1860. One estimate suggests that by 1850, 100,000 slaves had escaped via the Underground Railroad. [94] The Underground Railroad consisted of meeting points, secret routes, transportation, and safe houses and assistance provided by abolitionist ...
If you were paying attention in history class, you’ll recall the Underground Railroad wasn’t a railroad at all. Rather, it was a fluid network of locations where freedom seekers sought refuge ...
The marker for the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom stands next to the Grinnell tombstone at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell, Iowa. Grinnell was also a 'conductor' on the Underground Railroad and was associated with John Brown. [3] He provided shelter to John Brown in 1859 after Brown's anti-slavery raids in Kansas and Missouri. [4]