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25 Top Historical Events in Alliance – Underground Railroad

25 Top Historical Events in Alliance – Underground Railroad

by Alliance Historical Society | Apr 7, 2020 | Historic facts

#10. Haines Family Helps Enslaved People Move Along the Underground Railroad The Haines House served as an Underground Railroad station in Alliance, Ohio beginning around 1853. It’s owners, Jonathan Ridgeway Haines and Sarah Grant Haines were Quaker farmers who...

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