Hubbard House Underground Railroad Pilgrimage 2014 - Liberty St Cemetery
The Hubbard House Museum of Ashtabula, Ohio held it's annual Underground Railroad pilgrimage on Saturday, October 4, 2014. Part of the pilgrimage was a stop at the Liberty Street Cemetery in Conneaut, Ohio. Conneaut native and historian Andy Pochatko lead the tour of the cemetery, pointing out the grave sites where abolitionists are buried.
Americas Best Value Inn Ashtabula/Austinburg - Austinburg Hotels, OHIO
Americas Best Value Inn Ashtabula/Austinburg 2 Stars Hotel in Austinburg ,OHIO Within US Travel Directory Located off Interstate 90, this Austinburg, Ohio motel offers a daily continental breakfast and rooms with free Wi-Fi and a cable TV.
Maple Ridge Golf Course is 1.
6 km away.
A work desk and clock radio are provided in all rooms at the Americas Best Value Inn Ashtabula/Austinburg.
Each room features simple décor and includes an iron and ironing board.
The motel staff is available around the clock at the 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities are on site.
This motel offers a picnic area for guests’ use.
The Ashtabula/Austinburg Americas Best Value Inn is just 19 km from Geneva State Park on the coast of Lake Erie.
The Hubbard House Underground Railroad Museum is an 18-minute drive away.
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Tours available for Underground Railroad stops
Oberlin, Ohio was a key stop on the Underground Railroad, which was a secret route of which runaway slaves followed as they escaped Southern captivity as they sought freedom in Northern states and Canada.
Windsor Mills Cemetery - Windsor Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Windsor Mills Cemetery, Windsor Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio. Photographed on September 7, 2014 by Rick Luciano.
Old Tavern fly-by
The Old Tavern in Unionville, Ohio is in decrepit condition despite repeated efforts to by concerned people, including the Save the Tavern organization, to purchase and restore the building and property. The Ohio Historical Society states, The Old Tavern is the oldest surviving tavern in Ohio. Located in Unionville, the Old Tavern began as a log cabin in 1798. Over the years, the tavern expanded, providing fine accommodations and food for travelers in northeastern Ohio. Among the tavern's more famous guests were Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. During the early 1800s, the Old Tavern served as a stop for stagecoaches traveling between Buffalo, New York and Cleveland, Ohio. During the 1840s and 1850s, the tavern's owners also provided runaway slaves, who were traveling along the Underground Railroad, with a safe haven. Ohio was the home of many safe houses for African Americans, as runaway slaves could not truly gain their freedom unless they left the United States of America entirely. Many runaways fled to Canada, seeking freedom.
The preservation of this historic building is more than a local issue; it's part of the state of Ohio's heritage. In fact, it's part of the history of the entire colonial period.
(photos by Steve Smetters)
Amistad a Celebration of History Ashtabula County Newsnet Special Media Magic
Copyright 2003 Media Magic Productions. Amistad: A Celebration of Freedom. Shot in Ashtabula's Historic Harbor District during the visit of the Freedom Schooner Amistad.
Ashtabula, Ohio
Ashtabula ash-tə-BEW-lə is a city in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States, and the center of the Ashtabula Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located at the mouth of the Ashtabula River on Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes, across from the province of Ontario, Canada. The name Ashtabula is derived from ashtepihəle, which means 'always enough fish to be shared around' in the Lenape language.
The city became an important destination on the Underground Railroad in the middle 19th century, as refugee slaves could take ships to Canada and freedom. Even in the free state of Ohio, they were at risk of being captured by slavecatchers. Beginning in the late 19th century, the city became a major coal port on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Ashtabula River northeast of Cleveland. Coal and iron were shipped here, the latter from the Mesabi Range in Minnesota. The city attracted immigrants from Finland, Sweden and Italy in the industrial period. Ashtabula hosts an annual Blessing of the Fleet Celebration, usually in late May or early June. As part of the celebration, a religious procession and prayer service is held at Ashtabula Harbor. The city was the site of the FinnFestUSA in 2007, a celebration of Finnish Americans.
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