The Underground Railroad

This 1898 map of Underground Railroad routes, created by Professor Wilber H. Seibert of Ohio State University, highlights some of the hundreds of routes freedom seekers used to reach Northern states and Canada.

Links to more information on the Underground Railroad

• Underground to Canada . Government of Canada Digital Collections

• The Underground Railroad (interactive) National Geopgraphic

Map Sources:

• http://209.10.16.21/TEMPLATE/FrontEnd/learn_b5.cfm US National Park Service

• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/slavery/es_underground.html PBS