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Underground Railroad map
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 | Subjects: Underground Railroad -- Ohio; Fugitive slaves--Ohio--History; Ohio History -- Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights;
Places: Ohio;
Collection: Underground Railroad Collection
Source: SC 1338
Item ID: OHS: AL02818.tif
Description: Map of the Underground Railroad showing routes and stations across the state of Ohio in 1860. The Underground Railroad was a system of safe houses and hiding places that helped runaway slaves escape to freedom in Canada, Mexico, and elsewhere outside of the United States. Ohio played a large role in the Underground Railroad because of its location and its status as a free state where slavery was illegal.
Width: 2012 pixels
Height: 2598 pixels
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