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Aboard the Underground Railroad: A National Register Travel Itinerary
URL: http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/underground/

Description:
A history of the Underground Railroad, including the early antislavery movement. A map displays the routes. Provides links, by state, to a history of each of the surviving historic places along the route, with photos and location, often including hours and phone number if open to visitors. The "Learn More" section includes print and online resources as well as a list of state tourism websites for those states featured.

Publisher:
U.S. National Park Service

Extra Keywords
african american

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Black History Month
Fugitive slaves -- United States
Historic sites -- United States
Underground railroad

LII Database Information:
Record 867 created by Dana Lubow on 10/10/1999
Last modification on 07/11/2007
Published: 10/10/1999  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/867