James Gilliland home in Ripley photograph   Save
Ohio History Connection
Description: Photograph of the home of Reverend James Gilliland in Ripley, Ohio. Gilliland was pastor of Red Oak Presbyterian Church from 1805-1854 and made the church a center of anti-slavery activities. Located along the Ohio River in Brown County, the town of Ripley was an active location on the Underground Railroad, followed by fugitive slaves crossing the river from Kentucky on their journey to Canada. Because Ohio was a free state, communities like the one pictured here sprang up as homes for freed and formerly enslaved African Americans and their families. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC651_02
Subjects: Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Underground Railroad--Ohio; Antislavery movements--Ohio--History--19th century; Religion in Ohio; Clergy;
Places: Ripley (Ohio); Brown County (Ohio)