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Did Fugitive Black Slaves Use Secret Codes in Quilts on the Underground Railroad?
Snopes via Yahoo News· 8 months agoGetty Images In 1999, a book came out titled "Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the...
South Jersey had multiple stops on the Underground Railroad. Where are they?
Courier Post via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNOTE: This story originally appeared online Feb. 8, 2022. Many people know the story of Harriet...
Was Glendale a 'central station' on Underground Railroad? Village split on possible ties
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 7 days agoA Glendale resident believes the village played a more prominent role in the Underground Railroad...
Map: Illinois Underground Railroad historical sites, plus what to know before you go
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIf you were paying attention in history class, you’ll recall the Underground Railroad wasn’t a...
US Postal Service to release Underground Railroad stamps this week in Maryland ceremony
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe U.S. Postal Service is honoring 10 leaders from the Underground Railroad on new Forever stamps,...
Alliance's Haines House celebrates more than just the Underground Railroad
The Repository via Yahoo News· 4 months ago"Trailblazers, Freedom Seekers & Abolitionists! Their stories are the story of the Haines House ......
Underground Railroad stamps honor those who helped people who were enslaved reach freedom
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe set of 20 stamps features freedom seekers and those who helped others escape, as well as a map...
Civil War veterans, Underground Railroad heroes buried in tiny cemetery next to Colts camp
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo Sports· 11 months agoWESTFIELD – The dead are trying to tell us something, but we’ll have to listen closely. They’ve been...
Willis House: A witness to Underground Railroad, other big moments in York County’s story
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA 19th-century girl looked out of the window from her seat at York County Academy on York’s North...
Black settlement near Hopewell Furnace played crucial role in Underground Railroad
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFeb. 19—The story of the Underground Railroad is well-known to many Americans. Not an actual railroad, it was an intricate network of individuals and families who worked to move enslaved people ...