Old Jesse Cook Mill photograph   Save
Wilbur H. Siebert Collection
Description: Modern photograph of a mill in Bendersville, Adams County, Pennsylvania where fugitive slaves were concealed. The two women in the picture are believed to be Ruth Cook Jacobs and her mother-in-law, ca. 1935. 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: AL03206
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Pennsylvania; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Bendersville (Pennsylvania); Adams County (Pennsylvania)