Here are four historical sights in Northwest Ohio with ties to the Underground Railroad system. Ohio is considered one of the most active states for the Underground Railroad, and helped to facilitate many escapes through different routes around the Ohio River.
The Lathrop House
Located in Sylvania, Ohio, the Lathrop House was built in 1850 and was owned by Lucian Lathrop, a descendant of generations of abolitionists. Lucian and his wife, Larissa, along with their neighbor David Harroun and his wife Clarissa, worked as a part of the Underground Railroad. The men, women and children fleeing slavery would find shelter in the Lathrop house, often hiding in the basement. Harboring runaway slaves was illegal in America, but the consequences did not stop abolitionists as they continued to help assist slaves in their efforts to escape…