Presentation to go with lesson plan for 4th graders. Go to: http://hti.osu.edu/connect/classroom-activities/underground_railroad_in_ohio

2.  slavery: the wrongful practice of owning a person as
property.
 network: an organized and connected system
 fugitives: people who are running away.
 slave: a person who is the property of another
 conductor: a code word used by people involved in
the Underground Railroad to talk about a person who
helped slaves escape.
 coaches: passenger vehicles drawn by horses.
 severe: harsh or extremely painful.
 master: a person who owned slaves.
 Drinking Gourd- code name the slaves used for the
Big Dipper

3. Look at the
photograph of hiding
places in a safe house.
Questions:
As an underground
fugitive, select one of
the three hiding
places and explain
why you would be
hiding in that location.
What are some things
you would do to make
sure your spot is not
compromised or
discovered by slave
hunters?
How would hiding in
this location make you
feel as you are being
hunted by slave
hunters?

4. http://www.
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5.  Sometimes fugitives
would be
transported from
one station to
another in false-
bottom wagons.

6. • Located on the
Ohio River near
Ripley, Ohio.
• Assisted
hundreds of
escaped
slaves.
• Was
considered one
of the first
stations of
Ohio’s
Underground
Railroad.
• 1822 to 1865

7. • 100 steps
leading from
the Ohio River
to the Rankin
house.

8. • The Reuben
Benedict House
is located at
1463 County
Rd. 24, in Peru
Township near
Marengo, Ohio
• Active station
on the
Underground
Railroad.

9. • Stark County
• Massillon, Ohio
• This house had a hidden
staircase leading from the
basement to the second
floor.
• No slaves were ever caught
in this house.

10. Thiswas often the last stop
before crossing Lake Erie into
Canada.
Was in close proximity to the
shore of Lake Erie.
No slaves were caught in this
house.
Ashtabula, Ohio

11. http://www.ohiohistorystore.co
m/Ohio-Underground-Trails-
Map-P7228C44.aspx

12.  Why did some fugitive slaves risk their
lives to travel through Ohio and settle in
Canada?