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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]
Underground Railroad promoter and station master and anti-slavery lecturer. The Guy Beckley House is on the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. [43] Erastus and Sarah Hussey — Battle Creek [44] Second Baptist Church — Detroit [17] Dr. Nathan M. Thomas House — Schoolcraft [17] Wright Modlin — Williamsville, Cass County.
It is now part of the Campus Martius Museum. Campus Martius was the second fortification in Marietta, Ohio and the first primarily for civilian defense. The Rufus Putnam House, incorporated in the Museum, is the only remaining part of the fortification. [2] The museum also includes the Ohio Company Land Office.
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Decades after the Underground Railroad sneaked through Stark County, visitors to historic site can see how Alliance played a key role. Alliance's Haines House celebrates more than just the ...
Mid-19th-century home that was a stop on the Underground Railroad: John Rankin House: Ripley Brown Southwest Historic house Operated by the Ohio History Connection, home to abolitionist John Rankin and stop on the Underground Railroad: John Smart House Medina: Medina: Northeast Historic house
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]