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Historic sites with a file in Ohio

Ohio carries 62 dossiers under this filing — places the record keeps even where the classification stays broad. The documented past sits on one side of each file, the reported present on the other. Claims are logged as claims; the archive does not certify the ground.

62 dossiers0 counties covered98% open to visitorsJohn Rankin House — deepest file

Also filed under historic site:Maryland65 New York51 Pennsylvania35 Michigan29 Virginia28 Illinois27 Iowa26 Massachusetts24

Other Ohio filings:Cemeteries19 Bridges5 Universities5 Amusement parks4 Inns3

John Rankin House

The Ripley hilltop house where the Reverend sheltered ~2,000 freedom seekers.

2 claims · 1 legend→

John P. Parker House

The freedman’s house—the inventor who rowed hundreds to freedom.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Col. William Hubbard House

Ashtabula, Ohio

The lake terminus—where fugitives boarded boats for Canada.

James A. Garfield National Historic Site

Lawnfield—the president’s home, kept as he left it.

Rutherford B. and Lucy Hayes’ Home at Spiegel Grove

Spiegel Grove—the 19th president’s wooded estate.

Gore Orphanage site

Vermilion, Ohio

Orphanage-fire legend that outlived the institution itself.

Hanby House

Westerville, Ohio

The songwriter’s house—where "Darling Nelly Gray" was written.

Nelson T. Gant House

Zanesville, Ohio

The freedman’s house—where Gant bought his wife’s freedom twice.

Mount Pleasant Historic District

Mount Pleasant, Ohio

The Quaker village—where Lundy published The Genius of Universal Emancipation.

Oberlin-Wellington Rescue Monument

The 1858 rescue—when the town defied the Fugitive Slave Act.

Office of the Philanthropist Newspaper

Cincinnati, Ohio

Birney’s abolitionist paper—the office the mob destroyed.

Salmon Portland Chase Historical Marker

Cincinnati, Ohio

The senator’s marker—where the anti-slavery politician lived.

Rush R. Sloane House

The lawyer’s house—where Sloane defended the fugitives.

Spring Hill Historic House

Massillon, Ohio

The Wales family farm—where the hidden room sheltered fugitives.

Wilson Bruce Evan House

The Black abolitionist’s house—where Evans helped rescue John Price.

John Brown House

The abolitionist’s Akron home—where Brown lived before Harper’s Ferry.

Kirby Avenue Corridor (Escape of the 28)

Cincinnati, Ohio

The 1856 escape—the 28 freedom seekers who reached Cincinnati.

New Richmond, Ohio, Waterfront

New Richmond, Ohio

The river village—where the fugitives crossed to the Ohio side.

Augustus West Site/Abolition Road

Jeffersonville, Ohio

Abolition Road—the Fayette County route named for the escapes.

Gist Settlement in Scott Township, Brown County Historical Marker

The free Black settlement—where the freed families farmed.

Gist Settlement, Eagle Township, Brown County Historical Marker

The second Gist settlement—the freed families’ other village.

James and Sophia Clemens Farm

Greenville, Ohio

The free Black farm—where the Clemenses farmed and sheltered.

Underground Railroad/Abolition Boats Provide an Escape to Freedom in Erie County Historic Marker

The abolition boats—where the lake carried the fugitives to Canada.

Alexander Campbell House

The state senator’s house—a documented Ripley station.

Haines House

The Quaker station—where the Haines family sheltered fugitives.

Oviatt House

The Western Reserve station—the Oviatt family’s documented station.

Red Oak Presbyterian Church and Old Cemetery

Georgetown, Ohio

The Scotch-Irish church—where the congregation sheltered fugitives.

Zion Baptist Church

Cincinnati, Ohio

The Black church—where the congregation helped the fugitives.

Clermont County Courthouse

The county seat—where the fugitives’ cases were heard.

Bloomingburg Presbyterian Church

Bloomingburg, Ohio

The church—where the congregation aided the escapes.

Charles B. Huber House

Williamsburg, Ohio

The conductor’s house—where Huber hid the fugitives.

Charles B. Huber Farm

Williamsburg, Ohio

The conductor’s farm—where the barn hid the fugitives.

Bunker Hill House

Georgetown, Ohio

The tavern—where the innkeeper sheltered the travelers.

Lindale Baptist Church and Cemetery

The church and cemetery—where the community’s dead rest.

Macedonia Baptist Church

The Black church—where the congregation aided the fugitives.

Felicity Wesleyan Church

The Wesleyan church—where the anti-slavery Methodists met.

Allen Chapel AME Church of Portsmouth, Ohio

Portsmouth, Ohio

The AME church—where the river town’s congregation sheltered fugitives.

Putnam Presbyterian Church

Zanesville, Ohio

The Putnam church—where the abolitionist Presbyterians met.

Putnam Stone Academy

Zanesville, Ohio

The Putnam academy—where the abolitionist school stood.

Old Calvary Methodist Church

The Methodist church—where the congregation aided the fugitives.

Wickerham Inn

Winchester, Ohio

The stagecoach inn—where the travelers hid the fugitives.

Beecher Family House

The Beecher kin—where the family sheltered the fugitives.

Lucas Beecher House

The Beecher cousin—another Ripley station.

Chambers Baird House

The Baird house—another Ripley station.

Albert Austin (A.A.) Guthrie House

The Guthrie house—where the family sheltered the fugitives.

George and Sarah Guthrie House

The Guthrie farm—where the couple sheltered the fugitives.

John King Farm

The King farm—where the barn hid the fugitives.

John T. Wilson: Conductor of Hope in the Scott Township Underground Railroad Network

The conductor—where Wilson guided the fugitives through Scott Township.

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