<A HREF="http://www.joshuachamberlain.com/dirigo/murra.html">Click here: Maine Underground Railroad Home Page</A> Maine Underground Railroad Page MURRA for short, describes the people and places of the Underground Railroad. Includes a list of books to read available in some libraries, and a map of old Maine. http://www.joshuachamberlain.com/dirigo/murra.html <A HREF="http://education.ucdavis.edu/NEW/STC/lesson/socstud/railroad/contents.ht m">Click here: The Underground Railroad Site - Table of Contents</A> For the many African Americans who lived in the Slave States prior to and during the American Civil War, the Underground Railroad provided them the opportunity and assistance for escaping slavery and finding freedom. One of the most curious characteristics of the Underground Railroad was its lack of formal organization. http://education.ucdavis.edu/NEW/STC/lesson/socstud/rai... <A HREF="http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues96/oct96/undergroundr r.html">Click here: A bittersweet journey on the Underground Railroad</A> When historian Anthony Cohen set out to retrace a route along the legendary Underground Railroad, he recovered a piece of the American past. http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues96/o... <A HREF="http://www.nps.gov/undergroundrr/contents.htm">Click here: Underground Railroad: Special Resource Study</A> The Underground Railroad was neither "underground" nor a "railroad," but was a loose network of aid and assistance to fugitives from bondage. Perhaps as many as one hundred thousand enslaved persons may have escaped in the years between the American Revolution and the Civil War. http://www.nps.gov/undergroundrr/contents.htm <A HREF="http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/ugrr/home.html">Click here: hortoc</A> While the stringent laws of The Fugitive Slave Act were being enforced and the institution of slavery continued unabated, many abolitionists assisted escaped slaves regardless of the consequences. These abolitionists, who were primarily composed of Quakers, ex-slaves and other liberal thinking citizens, helped establish what was known as the Underground Railroad. http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/ugrr/home.html <A HREF="http://www.civilwar.com/linksrr.htm">Click here: Civil War Links - Underground Railroad</A> Some 50,000 North Carolinians left the state and moved to Ohio or Indiana in protest to slavery during the thirty years before the Civil War is not widely known. As the frustration with more restrictive and harsh laws over slaves and slave owning were passed, some Quakers, like Levi Coffin, began to illegally assist escaping slaves to flee the state. http://www.civilwar.com/linksrr.htm <A HREF="http://www.murphyorchards.com/ur.html">Click here: Underground Railroad</A> Niagara County, New York, was extremely active in the organized effort to guide and help escaping slaves out of the United States and into the protective boundaries of Canada. http://www.murphyorchards.com/ur.html <A HREF="http://www.ugrr.org/web.htm">Click here: Selected Underground Railroad Resources</A> A list of resources on the Internet that provide historical and cultural information about slavery and the struggle against it. http://www.ugrr.org/web.htm <A HREF="http://www.ugrr.org/names/map-wi.htm">Click here: Wisconsin</A> A list of underground railroad operators in Wisconsin. http://www.ugrr.org/names/map-wi.htm <A HREF="http://www.gazetteonline.com/history/civ005.htm">Click here: Lots of traffic on Underground Railroad</A> Abolitionist John Brown frequently used Iowa stops to and from skirmishes in Missouri and Kansas. He spent the entire winter of 1857-58 at a tavern in West Branch and trained nine men at Tabor prior to the Harpers Ferry raid in October 1859. http://www.gazetteonline.com/history/civ005.htm <A HREF="http://www.niica.on.ca/csonan/UnderRailway.htm">Click here: Canadian Series Of North American Negroes -CSONAN</A> The Underground Railroad was perhaps the most dramatic protest action against slavery in United States history. The operations of clandestine escape networks began in the 1500s, and was later connected with organized abolitionist activity of the 1800s. http://www.niica.on.ca/csonan/UnderRailway.htm <A HREF="http://www.ugrrf.org/">Click here: Underground Railroad Museum</A> Displays collections of publications and memorabilia. http://www.ugrrf.org <A HREF="http://education.ucdavis.edu/new/stc/lesson/socstud/railroad/Frances.htm ">Click here: The Underground Railroad Site - "To the Union Savers of Cleveland"</A> http://education.ucdavis.edu/new/stc/lesson/socstud/rai... <A HREF="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/randl.html"> Click here: The Underground Railroad @ nationalgeographic.com</A> Links to various resources and links. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/... <A HREF="http://search.aol.com/redirect.adp?appname=QBP&query=%c7%eb%4a%c3%8f%55% 0b%d5%e1%08%1b%a5%a2%76%45%b3%fa%b4%d5%6b%b1%75%94%56%01%6e%c6%d0%a4%5f%e7%3d% 32%f0%0b%45%19%2f%6a%ae%36%7e%d0%f0%b6%18%af%8a%8a%eb%d5%bc%e8%40%fb%91%2d%f1% 38%f0%ee%d5%59%3b%91%2e%b7%e7%6c%64%fa%c8%9d%aa%4b%6e%af%ea%d4%df%aa%d1%08%51% 60%e1%ac%96%9f%79%1f%95%40%14%e5%f5%1e%b6%5a%52%53%f9%6c%35%c2%8e%53%e2%9e%1b% 2c%4d%15%12%16%d8%19%13%4c%1d%ab%b5%ff%6c%3e%74%47%c2">Click here: The Underground Railroad @ nationalgeographic.com</A> This site allows you to go on the journey to the North from a slave's point of view and follow their path as they try to escape from their southern bondage. You can "visit safe houses which Harriet Tubman actually used" and see pictures. There are maps of her actual routes and information describing how she traveled them. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad <A HREF="http://search.aol.com/redirect.adp?appname=QBP&query=%c7%eb%4a%c3%8f%55% 0b%d5%e1%08%1b%a5%a2%76%45%b3%fa%b4%d5%6b%b1%75%94%56%01%6e%c6%d0%a4%5f%e7%3d% 85%54%da%46%3a%d6%3c%c4%3e%a5%71%a1%e8%99%7a%24%6a%c5%72%80%38%2f%77%63%08%70% 2f%9d%ca%c0%27%31%98%3c%18%19%7a%52%cd%ae%74%c7%f3%d1%63%be%b7%59%f0%9b%aa%09% da%2e%df%8f%03%a5%0f%4e%4b%c4%d8%d2%54%57%95%4a%f7%73%b1%52%eb%fa%c4%e3%d2%f6% 52%9d%63%8a%31%7f%95%21%c3%bc">Click here: History Channel</A> Explore one of the most harrowing and inspiring chapters in American history. In this special feature, you'll find the story of the railroad and unique profiles of the Black Americans who made the railroad run. http://www.historychannel.com/Undergroundrailroad <A HREF="http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/index.htm">Click here: National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service</A> ] Many sites are listed here. <A HREF="http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/RAILROAD.html">Click here: RAILROAD</A> The Underground Railroad was a secret pathway organized by abolitionists--many of them free blacks and Quakers. Its purpose was to help runaway slaves escape to freedom in the North or in Canada. http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/RAILROAD.html <A HREF="http://exchange.co-nect.net/Teleprojects/project/Railroad">Click here: Underground Railroad</A> A virtual journey on the Underground Railroad for students in grades 4 - 10. Using realtime data on the Web, students keep journals where they respond to problems that they encounter along the way. Students also have an opportunity to participate in contemporary ethical discussions on topics related to slavery. http://exchange.co-nect.net/Teleprojects/project/Railro... <A HREF="http://www.coax.net/people/lwf/hrb_seo.htm">Click here: HENRY ROBERT BURKE'S SOUTHEASTERN OHIO</A> A comprehensive account of the history of the Underground Railroad. http://www.coax.net/people/lwf/hrb_seo.htm <A HREF="http://www.waynet.wayne.in.us/nonprofit/coffin.htm">Click here: Levi Coffin House - the "Grand Central Station" of the Underground Railroad </A> Known as the Grand Central Station of the Underground Railroad. A designated national historic site. http://www.waynet.wayne.in.us/nonprofit/coffin.htm <A HREF="http://www.stjamesamec.org/railroadintro.html">Click here: St. James AME Church</A> The Underground Railroad began when friends along the way helped the first fugitive slave. Find out more about the historical significance of this church's involvement. http://www.stjamesamec.org/railroadintro.html <A HREF="http://www.johnhossack.com/">Click here: JOHN HOSSACK, ABOLITIONIST </A> History and genealogy of John Hossack, Abolitionist, of Ottawa, Illinois. He was canal builder on the I&M, Illinois and Michigan Canal, a Lumber and Grain Merchant, and a conductor on the underground railroad. http://www.johnhossack.com <A HREF="http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/explore/museums/hismus/prehist /civilwar/undergro.html">Click here: The Civil War Gallery, Michigan Historical Museum</A> Before the war many Michigan citizens helped slaves escape from the South, via the Underground Railroad, a secret, often informal, organization of safe hiding places and people willing to provide transportation between them. http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/explore/museu... <A HREF="http://www.findlayoh.com/online/findlay/history1.htm">Click here: Findlay-Hancock Online (Ohio): History</A> History of Hancock County and Findlay including information about local involvement in the underground railroad. http://www.findlayoh.com/online/findlay/history1.htm <A HREF="http://www.camalott.com/~rssmith/Moses.html">Click here: http://www.camalott.com/~rssmith/Moses.html</A> Discusses Tubman's role as a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad and tells several stories related to her experience. http://www.camalott.com/~rssmith/Moses.html <A HREF="http://www.rialto.k12.ca.us/frisbie/cativo/tubman.html">Click here: Harriet Tubman</A> Short biography and sizable collection of links related to the Underground Railroad pioneer. http://www.rialto.k12.ca.us/frisbie/cativo/tubman.html <A HREF="http://www.ciaccess.com/~jdnewby/conferen.htm">Click here: The Buxton National Historic Site</A> The Buxton Historic Site & Museum hosts the 2nd Annual U.S./Canadian Underground Railroad History and Genealogy Conference September 3, 1999 B.M.E. Church, North Buxton, Ontario http://www.ciaccess.com/~jdnewby/conferen.htm <A HREF="http://search.aol.com/redirect.adp?appname=QBP&query=%c7%eb%4a%c3%8f%55% 0b%d5%e1%08%1b%a5%a2%76%45%b3%fa%b4%d5%6b%b1%75%94%56%48%b4%93%00%ce%4a%58%4c% db%1a%bc%6a%92%28%88%26%46%bd%e3%4b%81%61%1c%61%b0%1b%5c%3e%15%f5%29%1e%e8%69% a0%b0%5e%0d%80%e0%f6%1d%d7%ff%52%3a%42%28%fe%5d%f3%39%8b%46%32%53%92%2d%9d%cf% 24%9a%c1%cc%2e%50%c4%a2%0c%55%93%43">Click here: Milton House National Historic Landmark</A> A stop on the Underground Railroad. http://www.miltonhouse.org <A HREF="http://www.criticalfusion.org/">Click here: Hughes High School=====The Underground Railroad</A> A look at Cincinnati's pivotal role in the Underground Railroad. http://www.criticalfusion.org <A HREF="http://www.city.chatham-kent.on.ca/tourism/achtour.htm">Click here: African-Canadian Heritage Tour</A> The Road to Freedom. A heritage Tour that takes you along the "Underground Railroad" to relive the plight of those who sought freedom under the North Star. http://www.city.chatham-kent.on.ca/tourism/achtour.htm <A HREF="http://www.state.de.us/facts/history/woodburn.htm">Click here: Delaware's Governors Home - Woodburn</A> The home of Delaware's Governor. This home, built in 1790-91 by Charles Hillyard, is one of the finest Middle Period Georgian houses in Delaware. http://www.state.de.us/facts/history/woodburn.htm <A HREF="http://www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_bethel.htm">Click here: Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church</A> Substantial historical article on the founding of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and its "mother church" in Philadelphia. http://www.ushistory.org/tour/_bethel.html <A HREF="http://www.bbdirectory.com/Inn/1504.html">Click here: Pheasant Field Bed and Breakfast Carlisle PA</A> A homey, old, red brick farmhouse set in the quiet rolling hills of South-Central Pennsylvania, this 200 year old federal home was once a stop on the underground railroad. http://www.bbdirectory.com/Inn/1504.html <A HREF="http://www.stjamesamec.org/">Click here: St. James AME Church</A> Information on our church and its members, and our historical information on the Underground Railroad. http://www.stjamesamec.org <A HREF="http://www.fassittmansion.com/">Click here: website1</A> Situated in the heart of Amish Country and invites you to experience the history and elegance of an 1845 country mansion, once a "safe-house" on the Underground Railroad. The property was a frequent stop for weary travelers since it is located half way between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. http://www.fassittmansion.com <A HREF="http://www.ciaccess.com/~jdnewby/abraham.htm">Click here: Abraham Shadd</A> Prominent historical figure whose acomplishments include, conductor on the Underground Railroad at his homes (stations) in both Delaware and Pennsylvania; In 1833, elected President of the National Convention for the Improvement of Free People of Colour and in the same year, active participant in the founding of the American Anti Slavery Society. http://www.ciaccess.com/~jdnewby/abraham.htm <A HREF="http://www.springdalecountryinn.com/">Click here: Springdale Country Inn</A> What was first a Quaker boarding school for girls, and later a Civil War hospital as well as a stop on the Underground Railroad. Now restored with period wallcoverings, authentic antiques, lush grounds and rock gardens. http://www.springdalecountryinn.com Bright Star