Aaron L. Benedict photograph   Save
Ohio History Connection
Description: Aaron L. Benedict (1817-1905) kept the central station of the Underground Railroad at the Alum Creek Friends' Settlement in Peru Township, Morrow County, Ohio, with his wife Phebe. He was active in assisting fugitive slaves; at one point, a reward of $1,000 was offered by slave owners for his head. This carte de visite is from J.S. Barnard in Pembrook, Massachusetts. The picture was sent to Wilbur H. Siebert by L.A. Benedict, for use in Siebert's research on the Underground Railroad. 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: AL03169
Subjects: Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Underground Railroad--Ohio; Antislavery movements--Ohio--History--19th century; Abolitionists;
Places: Peru Township (Ohio); Morrow County (Ohio)