William Robinson photograph   Save
Ohio History Connection
Description: William Robinson (1777-1869) was an Underground Railroad operator at Emerson (now Mt. Pleasant) in Jefferson County, Ohio. 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: AL03142
Subjects: Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Underground Railroad--Ohio; Antislavery movements--Ohio--History--19th century; Abolitionists;
Places: Mount Pleasant (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)