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The Underground Railroad was a network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape slavery beginning in the late 1700s until the end of the Civil War in 1865. It spanned northern and southern states, stretching from Texas to Maine.
There are five underground railroad stops in Iowa that have been preserved (Lewelling House in Salem, Pearson House in Keosauqua, Jordan House in West Des Moines, Hitchcock House in Lewis, and the John Todd House in Tabor).
How "underground" was the Underground Railroad? People who had escaped their enslavement headed north to gain their freedom and to escape intolerable situations. They needed courage and resourcefulness to evade law enforcement officers and professional slave catchers who earned rewards for returning them to their masters.
Iowa played an important role in antislavery and Underground Railroad activity. It’s still surprising to many Iowans to learn that the state's earliest settlers played in important role in antislavery and Underground Railroad efforts in the years leading up to the Civil War.
The underground railroad network in Iowa was thorough, radical, and successful in helping thousands of enslaved men, women and children find the road to freedom. Today, there are five preserved homes that remain a tribute to the history of the underground railroad in Iowa, and you can tour each of them.
Underground Railroad routes in Iowa. There were three “paths” that freedom seekers took through Iowa, said Iowa State Historical Society state curator Leo Landis. People entered the state from...
The Underground Railroad in Iowa was a network of secret locations where freedom seekers were supported by Iowans on their journey northward.