Barbara; Thanks for the website addresses for the Underground Railroad. :o) I added them to my favorites. DEBBIE ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Jean Green" <bjgreen@infinet.com> To: <OHWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 8:11 AM Subject: [OHWASH] Map of UNDERGROUND RAILROAD in Wash. Co. > The Ohio River located at Marietta and the Muskingum River were major routes > for fugitive slaves crossing the Ohio River from Virginia. In all, there > were 16 documented Underground Railroad stations in Washington County. > There is a great MAP you can print out at: > http://www.mariettaohio.org/ > > The Underground Railroad was the secret network of "safe" houses, back > roads, rural barns, farms and tunnels that helped more than 40,000 slaves > make their way through 22 states to freedom before and during The Civil War. > The network included many stops from the slave state of Virginia (now West > Virginia) across the Ohio River to freedom in Marietta and Washington > County. > http://www.mariettatimes.com/communities/underground2.asp > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >