Parker River bridge photograph   Save
Wilbur H. Siebert Collection
Description: Photographic reproduction of a bridge spanning the Parker River. Fugitive slaves waited on the far side of this river, located a few miles south of Newburyport, Massachusetts, for Richard Plummer and his spring wagon to take them to his barn or to Amesbury, 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: AL03053
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Newburyport (Massachusetts); Essex County (Massachusetts)