The ferry operator pulled his large flatboat to the edge of the Virginia shore of the Ohio River. He watched and listened ...

There are many sites you can visit within Marietta or Washington County that are marked with historical markers that are ...

NEW ALBANY, Ind. (WDRB) — A historic church in southern Indiana, once a refuge for people seeking freedom through the ...

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — As ... director of the Underground Railroad Museum. "We still have issues today that need to be worked on. But as Americans, this is American history and we need to ...

The Ellwood City Area Historical Society will host a presentation at 7 p.m. Monday titled “Underground Railroad — Coded Quilt Symbols,” at 310 5th St. in the borough. The Rev. James Swanson will ...

In Fountain City, Indiana, it’s a respectful acknowledgment of that history and a good working relationship with the people who keep that history alive. Fountain City, in Wayne County near the Ohio ...

A County community is kicking off Black History Month by hosting a commemorative walk and paying a "tribute to the past".

The Underground Railroad had many notable participants, including John Fairfield in Ohio, the son of a slaveholding family, who made many daring rescues, Levi Coffin, a Quaker who assisted more ...