2006-06-14 12:45:39 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Here's a home that was a stop on the underground railroad that is still standing and open to the public.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/oh12.htm
2006-06-14 12:59:54 · answer #1 · answered by neona807 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
The underground railroad wasn't really underground or even a railroad. It was basically called "underground" because it was a secret kept by the black slaves and the white people who helped them get free. It was called a railroad because it was like a path to freedom. Basically, it was a pathway between certain "safe" houses in order for black slaves to secretly get to the north side where slavery was abolished. There may have been tunnels to shelter people, but the whole system wasn't made up of tunnels. Those tunnels probably still remain or are caved in. However, the connections are all deceased, and since it was secret, no one knows where most of the connections were anymore.
2006-06-14 12:48:05 · answer #2 · answered by King Yellow 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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Are any of the tunnels from the underground railroad still there?
2015-08-14 11:23:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The underground railroad never had tunnels.
So no.
Do some research before you ask a question.
2006-06-14 12:48:39 · answer #4 · answered by rachaelx3x3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, because they never existed. The underground railroad wasn't actually a tunnel, it was a series of houses that were willing to help out slaves.
2006-06-14 12:52:22 · answer #5 · answered by Panada 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The underground railroad was just a term coined for the events that were unfolding. It was secure routes (usually at night) to safe houses where Blacks could travel to make their way to the North to be free. Look up Harriett Tubbman and you'll learn more about it.
What are they teaching the kids in school these days??
2006-06-14 12:51:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Underground railroad is a term used to describe the escape of slaves from slavery. There may have been underground hiding spots, but the term is used like 'underground music' hard to find and not many people know of it.
2006-06-14 12:51:00 · answer #7 · answered by SliperySlope 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2014-09-25 11:03:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The phrase "underground railroad" does not actually mean a "tunnel". To go underground meant to be secretive.
2006-06-14 12:54:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term underground rail road has nothing to do with tunnels. It is just a metaphor.
2006-06-14 12:49:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Boston there are tunnels I've seen part of an entrance in my friends basement. She lived in the South End section of Boston. Many are impassable
2006-06-14 13:16:10 · answer #11 · answered by okayokayokay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋