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Underground Railroad map. The Underground Railroad in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was a critical hub of the American Underground Railroad network, which helped men, women and children to escape the system of chattel slavery that existed in the United States during the nineteenth century.
Pages in category "Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Coburn Tunnel, Centre County, Pennsylvania Railroad (abandoned, now part of Penns Creek Trail) Columbia Tunnel, Columbia, Pennsylvania Railroad (Columbia Branch) (abandoned) Conococheague Mountain Tunnel, Path Valley Railroad, Perry County (incomplete, abandoned 100 feet (30 m) from north portal) [12] Cork Run Tunnel, Pennsylvania Railroad ...
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 Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, which includes Underground Railroad routes in three counties of Maryland's Eastern Shore and Harriet Tubman's birthplace, was created by President Barack Obama under the Antiquities Act on March 25, 2013. [218]
The Johnson House is a representative station on the Underground Railroad, and the Johnsons were among the leading abolitionists of their generation. [ 3 ] The house, then one of the largest in Germantown (then a suburb of Philadelphia), was built between 1765 and 1768 by Jacob Norr for Dirck Jansen, who owned the ground on which nearby Upsala ...
The various paths, river routes, and safe waypoints that escaped slaves and their guides used in their journey northwards towards freedom are collectively known as the "Underground Railroad." In western Pennsylvania, routes began at the Maryland-Pennsylvania border and travelled through Bedford, where the route split into various subroutes ...
Pages in category "Railroad tunnels in Pennsylvania" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.