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Wilbur H. Siebert Collection
Description: Thomas Garrett (1789-1871) kept a station on the Underground Railroad in the home pictured here, in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. This photograph was taken in 1919. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03229
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Delaware; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Wilmington (Delaware); New Castle County (Delaware)