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York County Underground Railroad site purchased for preservation

The Mifflin House farmstead in eastern York County–also known as Hybla–once served as a safe house for enslaved people traveling North for freedom.

By Gabriela Martínez/WITF

Historic Montgomery County farmstead recognized as an Underground Railroad site

The Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program works to preserve sites and locations that were integral to the safe passage of enslaved people.

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This one-of-a-kind conference in Philadelphia celebrates the real people behind the Underground Railroad

The city played a large role in the network taking Black Americans from enslavement in the South to free lives up North.
By NPR






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