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.

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 ...

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.” ...