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Parker house in Ripley to the NPS. The Parker House served as an important stop on the Underground Railroad and has operated under the John P. Parker Historical Society since 1996. John P.
John P. Parker became a slave at 8-years old and ... Parker became an active member of the Underground Railroad in Ripley. Parker risked his life and freedom by sneaking into Kentucky to help ...
The John P. Parker House in Ripley, where he secretly worked as an extractor for the Underground Railroad, is one giant step closer to becoming a unit of the National Park System, which would mean ...
Locally stops include the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Walnut Hills, the John Rankin House and the John Parker House in Ripley, and the Ross ...
Schulz details the development and workings of the UGRR with true stories of Addison White, John Parker and others, as well as ties between Alliance’s actual railroads and the famed underground ...
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in ... in person and learn more about the backstory of Rev. Rankin and John ...
Brown told Friday of a Rankin ally named John Parker, a Black man and former ... Said Paun, “To know that there’s a connection to the Underground Railroad in Petaluma is just amazing.” ...
Giant leaps of faith brought an estimated 2,000 runaway slaves to the house John and Jean Rankin shared ... and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad, according to the National ...
Locally stops include the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Walnut Hills, the John Rankin House and the John Parker House in Ripley, and the Ross-Gowdy ...