Rodney V. Marsh home photograph   Save
Wilbur H. Siebert Collection
Description: Rodney V. Marsh kept a station on the Underground Railroad in the home seen here, in Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont. The Marsh home was built in 1853 and consisted of a maze of rooms with more than 50 closets that were used for hiding. There were also 8 escape stairways from various floors and a tunnel connecting to the cellar and then outdoors. Other homes in the area had tunnels that connected to the Marsh home. 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: AL03220
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Vermont; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Brandon (Vermont); Rutland County (Vermont)