Description: Rowland Thomas Robinson (1796-1879) kept a station on the Underground Railroad at this home in Ferrisburgh, Addison County, Vermont. The name F. B. Tupper appears on the back of this photograph. 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: AL03214
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Vermont; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Ferrisburgh (Vermont); Addison County (Vermont)
 

Description: Engraved portrait of Lawrence Brainerd (1794-1870), who was involved with the Underground Railroad in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vermont. 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: AL03215
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Vermont; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: St. Albans (Vermont); Franklin County (Vermont)
 

Description: This photograph shows a home in Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont, was allegedly used to conceal fugitive slaves as they were escaping to freedom in Canada. 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: AL03216
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Vermont; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Wallingford (Vermont); Rutland County (Vermont)
 

Description: This home, built by Captain John Barrett in Grafton, Windham County, Vermont, was used during the days of the Underground Railroad. This postcard was published at the Eastern Illustrating Company in Belfast, Maine. 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: AL03217
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Vermont; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Grafton (Vermont); Windham County (Vermont)
 

Description: Photograph of a home in Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont, used by Erastus Higley (1772-1861) and his son, Harvey O. Higley, during the days of the Underground Railroad. 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: AL03218
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Vermont; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Castleton (Vermont); Rutland County (Vermont)
 

Description: Photographic reproduction of a portrait depicting "Lame" John Smith, who was a Methodist minister and an operator on the Underground Railroad in Hartland, Windsor County, Vermont. This photograph, showing Smith seated with a cane, was sent to Wilbur H. Siebert by John's son, John R. Smith, of Acworth, New Hampshire. Siebert (1866-1961) began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03219
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Vermont; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Hartland (Vermont); Windsor County (Vermont)
 

Description: Rodney V. Marsh kept a station on the Underground Railroad in the home seen here, in Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont. The Marsh home was built in 1853 and consisted of a maze of rooms with more than 50 closets that were used for hiding. There were also 8 escape stairways from various floors and a tunnel connecting to the cellar and then outdoors. Other homes in the area had tunnels that connected to the Marsh home. 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: AL03220
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Vermont; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Brandon (Vermont); Rutland County (Vermont)
 

Description: Reproduction of a portrait of Colonel Jonathan Peckham Miller (1796-1847), who kept a station on the Underground Railroad at Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont. Miller arranged for stage coaches to pick up fugitive slaves and bring them to his house. This image was sent to Wilbur H. Siebert by Jonathan's daughter, Mrs. A. Keith of Chicago, Illinois. Siebert (1866-1961) began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03221
Subjects: Abolitionists; Underground Railroad--Vermont; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Montpelier (Vermont); Washington County (Vermont)
 

Description: Photograph of the Honorable Joseph Poland, who was the editor of an anti-slavery newspaper in Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont. He concealed fugitive slaves in a closet of his printing office as part of the Underground Railroad. The image, taken in 1897, 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: AL03222
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Vermont; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Montpelier (Vermont); Washington County (Vermont)
 

Description: Rodney V. Marsh kept a station on the Underground Railroad in his home at Brandon, in Rutland County, Vermont. The Marsh home was built in 1853 and contained more than 50 closets that were used for hiding. It had 8 escape stairways from several levels and a tunnel connecting the cellar to the outdoors. Several houses in the area had tunnels leading to the Marsh home. 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: AL03223
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Vermont; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Brandon (Vermont); Rutland County (Vermont)
 

Description: Photograph of a drawing of the home where Lucius H. Bigelow kept fugitive slaves in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont. 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: AL03233
Subjects: Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Underground Railroad--Vermont
Places: Burlington (Vermont); Chittenden County (Vermont)
 

Description: Photomechanical reproduction of a portrait depicting Rev. Joshua Young (1823-1904), who was an agent of the Underground Railroad in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont from 1852 to 1860. He also served as pastor of the local Unitarian Church. This photograph was sent to Wilbur H. Siebert by Theron S. Dean. Siebert (1866-1961) began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03234
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Vermont; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Burlington (Vermont); Chittenden County (Vermont)