The refugee slaves tended to areas of easier, known, and more secretive routes, such as the Mississippi river and the Appalachian Mountains. ... Map from "The Underground Railroad" Written and illustrated by Raymond Bial (1995)
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Sources on the Underground Railroad. ... For a more detailed map of escape routes of the Underground Railroad produced by the National Park Service Cartographic Staff at Harpers Ferry Center.
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It also includes a map of the most common directions of escape taken on the Underground Railroad and maps of individual states that mark the location of the historic properties.
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Only a small number of slaves traveled by the organized network of routes, "conductors" and "stations" that came to be known as the Underground Railroad.
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Topics include the partisan politics of the time, the battle for abolition, the Underground Railroad, African American troops, and women's rights. The site offers soldiers' letters, newspaper articles, and other primary sources, ... Map of the Underground Railroad, showing routes from Southern states to the North.
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The route you traveled—based on Harriet Tubman’s actual journeys—appears in map insert (at right). Using modern roads, the trip would be 560 miles (900 kilometers) long.
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This map will help you learn more about major routes used by people on the Underground Railroad. Click on the routes listed in the Legend. Name three places outside of the United States where the routes end.
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Underground Railroad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th century Black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolition...
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