---Donald Booth <don.jean@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > > Jean, > Do you know any more about houses that were part of the underground railroad? > This is what I know: > The George house in Scroggsfield hid slaves in a small outbuilding under straw. This was very > scary because it was close to the road and the family had no way to protect the slaves. > The George house in Moorstown hid slaves in a cellar room that could only be reached by a trap > door in the front hall. My childhood girl friend lived there so I have seen the trap door. It > was a great house to have sleepovers at. > Jean > > > Jean Scarlott wrote: > > > The George brick house was a part of the underground railroad and > > still stand today. The last members of the George family that owned > > the house have pasted away.Most of the records can be found in > > Columbiana Co. before 1833 when Carroll Co. was formed. > > JS > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > DO YOU YAHOO!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > ==== OHJEFFER Mailing List ==== > > This list is archived. To search the archives visit http://www.geocities.com/heartland/1261 > > and scroll until you find the search "button". > > > > > ==== OHJEFFER Mailing List ==== > Searching for a "lost" place?? Visit > > Jean,Nice Name There was also a brick house in Loudon Twp. on SR 164 that was supposed to be part of the underground railroad. It had a hidden room. Also in Sherrodsville and Leesville there was supposed to be house on the underground railroad. John Baker that writes for the New Philly Times Reporter did an article on them. Jean _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com