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Thursday, May 24, 2012

National Underground Railroad Museum

Posted by Cindy on May 18, 2010

Tucked away in downtown Maysville, KY, overlooking the Ohio River is the National Underground Railroad Museum.  My children had the pleasure of touring the museum located in the Bierbower House, which was a safe house for runaway slaves.  Crawling through an underground tunnel that opened into a small room of four beds, runaway slaves could rest here before crossing the close-by river into Ohio and into freedom.

Many stories, artifacts and displays went along with a tour of the house and safe quarters.  It’s a good addition to a study of slavery, along with The Freedom Center in Cincinnati.

Related posts:

  1. The Freedom Center
  2. Cincinnati Museum Center
  3. The Creation Museum and an Astronomy Class
  4. Nature Study at the Creation Museum
  5. Cincinnati Art Museum Field Trip

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