Abner Benedict house photograph   Save
Wilbur H. Siebert Collection
Description: Modern photograph of the house where Abner Benedict kept fugitive slaves at Alum Creek Friends' Settlement in Peru Township, Morrow County, Ohio. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03172
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Ohio; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Peru Township (Ohio); Morrow County (Ohio)