Rodney V. Marsh photograph   Save
Wilbur H. Siebert Collection
Description: Rodney V. Marsh kept a station on the Underground Railroad in his home at Brandon, in Rutland County, Vermont. The Marsh home was built in 1853 and contained more than 50 closets that were used for hiding. It had 8 escape stairways from several levels and a tunnel connecting the cellar to the outdoors. Several houses in the area had tunnels leading to the Marsh home. 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: AL03223
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Vermont; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Brandon (Vermont); Rutland County (Vermont)