Underground Railroad in New Jersey and New York
Tells the story of the network that guided escaped slaves to freedom, its operation, its important figures, and its specific history in New York and New Jersey. Pinpoints major routes in the states, with maps and information for locating them today. |
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1850 County Level A.M.E. Church abolitionist active African Methodist Episcopal aided fugitives Albany alternate route American Baptist bondage Bordentown Brunswick Buffalo Burlington Calarco Camden Canada Cape Central Network colony conductors County Level Census Delaware River Densmore Dutch eastern Elmira enslaved Erie Railroad escape path escape routes escape system Evesham Mount Flick free blacks living freedom seekers fugitive slaves fugitives Greenwich ground Railroad Haven History Hornellsville Hudson River Ibid Jersey City Lake Ontario land letter Loguen Long Island major Methodist Episcopal Church miles Monmouth County Negro Niagara North Elba northeast northern northward number of free operated Oswego passed Payne Pennsylvania Pettit Philadelphia Line Port Republic Presbyterian Quaker reached region road Rochester runaways Salem self-emancipators Siebert slaves Snow Hill southern steamboats Street Swedesboro Syracuse town Trenton Trusty Underground Rail Underground Railroad agents Underground Railroad station Warsaw Western Network William Wright and Wonkeryor York City