Underground Railroad Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
network of secret routes & safehouses in 19th-century U.S. used by slaves to find freedom
About Underground Railroad
From its birth as an independent nation in 1776 until the outbreak ofCivil Warover the issue in 1861, the United States was a nation where the institution of slavery caused bitter divisions. In the South, in particular the narrow region known as theBlack Belt, slavery was the linchpin of an agrarian economy fueled by massive plantations of cotton and other labor-intensive crops. Meanwhile, to the north lay states such asIllinois,Indiana,Michigan,Ohio,Pennsylvania,New York,New Jerseyand all ofNew England, where slavery was illegal and anabolitionistmovement morally (and economically) opposed to slavery thrived. Between them lay what were called the "border states", sprawled west to east across the middle of the country fromMissourithroughKentucky,West Virginia,Marylandand theDistrict of Col
Underground Railroad Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 7 sections including: