Abandoned tracks : the Underground Railroad in Washington County, Pennsylvania /

This book incorporates elements of antebellum history, Underground Railroad studies, and folklore history. Washington County, Pennsylvania is located at the border of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, and so proved to be a key junction in the 19th century Underground Railroad. Mainwaring goes in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mainwaring, W. Thomas, 1952- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Underground Railroad > Pennsylvania > Washington County. Antislavery movements > Pennsylvania > Washington County > History. Fugitive slaves > Pennsylvania > Washington County > History. Abolitionists > Pennsylvania > Washington County > Biography. Washington County (Pa.) > History > 19th century.

Table of Contents:

The twilight of slavery
Radical abolitionism and the arrival of the Underground Railroad
The legendary Underground Railroad in Washington County
The Underground Railroad network in Washington County
The end of the line
Appendix: Underground Railroad sites in Washington County.