The Jacob Holloway House
Underground Railroad Museum
This is a model of the safe house that was located in Flushing, Ohio. It was demolished in the early 2000s, but we will always remember this family and their sacrifices to assist the runaway slaves. Almost every town in Ohio had at least one safe house or station of the Underground Railroad.
Underground Railroad Museum
Director Kristina Estle
Model home
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Jockey Statue
Underground Railroad
These statues were used to indicate the direction of a safe house or station of the underground railroad where runaway slaves could find shelter and food for one night. If he was green, the house ahead was safe, if he was painted red, it was unsafe, and another path would have to be taken.
Director Kristina Estle
Statue
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Underground Railroad
When slaves would runaway, bounty hunters would run after them and capture them for the reward money. Slaves were very valuable to the masters of the plantations because they provided free labor. Some people posed as conductors in safe houses to trap the runaway slaves.
Underground Railroad Museum
Director Kristina Estle
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Trails of the Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad
William Siebert mapped all the known underground railroad trails after the ending the slavery. Thanks to this historian, we can continue educating on this topic for generations to come.
Underground Railroad Museum
Director Kristina Estle
Map
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Harriet Tubman
The Conductor of the Underground Railroad
Harriet, a successful runaway slave, sacrificed her life on numerous occasions running runaway slaves from the southern plantations to the northern free states. She made 13 trips from the north to the south and back, rescuing 70 enslaved people.
Underground Railroad Museum
Director Kristina Estle
Framed print
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The Runaway
Runaway Slave
As we look out the window in the slave cabin, we see a fleeing man, all he takes with him is tucked away in the sack on his shoulder. He is fleeing the cruelties of slavery and seeks justice in the North. But he is unaware of the dangers that lie ahead.
Underground Railroad Museum
John Mattox Jr.
Drawing
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