The Underground Railroad in the Western Reserve

Authors

• Byron Fruehling

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-1996

Abstract

Byron Fruehling discusses the Western Reserve’s substantial role in the underground railroad and the role of the historic record in holding oral traditions accountable, separating fact from the myths that have been perpetuated over time. Abstract; originally published in Western Reserve Studies Symposium (11th:1996: Cleveland, Ohio)

Keywords

Underground Railroad--Ohio--Western Reserve, Oral tradition--Ohio--Western Reserve, Archaeology and history--Ohio--Western Reserve

Publication Title

Western Reserve Studies Symposium

Volume

11

Rights

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Recommended Citation

Fruehling, Byron, "The Underground Railroad in the Western Reserve" (1996). Western Reserve Studies Symposium. 249.
https://commons.case.edu/wrs-symposium/249