John Rankin house photograph   Save
Wilbur H. Siebert Collection
Description: Rev. John Rankin was an Underground Railroad operator in Ripley, Brown County, Ohio. His home, shown in this photograph, sat on top of a hill across the Ohio River from slave territory. It was used to harbor fugitive slaves fleeing 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: AL03190
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Ohio; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Ripley (Ohio); Brown County (Ohio)