Unbeknownst to many, Westfield was a stop on the Underground Railroad for some enslaved people fleeing the South. A new public art installation in the Hamilton County city aims to highlight that ...

If you were paying attention in history class, you’ll recall the Underground Railroad wasn’t a railroad at all. Rather, it was a fluid network of locations where freedom seekers sought refuge from ...

Members from several cultural, arts and history organizations in Southern Indiana and Kentucky have formed a coalition ...

Step into the past and immerse yourselves into the story of a safe house owner in Illinois during “Explore the Underground Railroad” with historian and actor Terry Lynch. Learn how these houses played ...

MICHIGAN — Defined as a "network of people" as opposed to a literal train system, the Underground Railroad used codes and top-secret methods to help people across the country escape enslavement. Right ...

As many people know, the Underground Railroad of the mid-1800s was neither subterranean nor powered by a locomotive. “It was symbolically underground as the network’s clandestine activities were ...

A new Michigan map highlights stories of people fleeing enslavement in the mid-1800s, abolitionists who assisted them and communities that stepped up to protect people seeking freedom. The Michigan ...

(CBS DETROIT) - A new interactive map is giving people a chance to learn more about the Underground Railroad in Michigan. The Michigan History Center and the Michigan Freedom Trail Commission ...

ASHTABULA, Ohio – Ashtabula’s prime location on Lake Erie played a pivotal part in the city’s history, from its role in the underground railroad to the industrial revolution. Two small museums near ...