Seth Chapin home photograph   Save
Wilbur H. Siebert Collection
Description: Reproduction of a side view of the home used by Rev. Seth Chapin to conceal fugitive slaves in the 1830s. The home is located in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. 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: AL03043
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: North Attelboro (Massachusetts); Bristol County (Massachusetts)