The Underground Railroad houses, Mahoning River

Ohio · USA · Haunted site

Houses in Warren, Ohio still standing from that period hold hidden doors and passages. One tunnel ran under the river itself, two hundred yards from the.

A great many houses still standing along the Mahoning River at Warren, Ohio date from the years when this was a route north, and they were built accordingly: secret passages, concealed doors, and every device the people running the Underground Railroad could think of.

One of them was a tunnel running directly beneath the Mahoning, two hundred yards from the courthouse, which is still standing.

That detail is worth pausing on. The people who built it dug under a river, within sight of the county courthouse, to move human beings to safety past the law of the United States.

Ohio was a free state, but the Fugitive Slave Act meant that being caught here still meant being sent back, and helping meant prison.

The houses are private. The courthouse is public and the river runs where it always did.

FAQ

Hvor ligger The Underground Railroad houses, Mahoning River?

The Underground Railroad houses, Mahoning River ligger i Ohio, USA.