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The Underground also boasts a complimentary adjacent lounge called the Graffiti Room– one look and you’ll know why. The vibrant and urban feel of the original wall art is not only fun but also great for photo ops. This lower level is perfect for trendy private parties, like bar and bat mitzvahs, sorority and fraternity socials and even ...
May 1, 2024 · Columbus Makes Art Presents Writing Duo Riane Konc and Brooke Preston of the Thurber Prize for American Humor. April 25, 2024 11:00 am. Glass Axis Finds (Another) New Home That Keeps Studio in ...
3 days ago · When the weather warms up and the sun comes out, Columbus is truly at its best. There’s nothing better to celebrate the sunny evenings and warm days than sitting on a patio, sipping a freshly ...
- The Kindness of The Keltons
- Dr. Pinney's Speaking Tube
- The Heart of The Hanby House
- Delaware County's First Black-Owned Farm
Martha Hartway's story began in 1864. That's when the 10-year-old fled from the bonds of slavery in Virginia along with her 14-year-old sister, Pearl. The Keltons — Fernando Cortez Kelton, Sophia Stone Kelton and their children — a wealthy, well-liked Columbus family with anti-slavery leanings, gave the sisters shelter in the midst of the Civil War...
In the early 1820s, Dr. Eli Morrison Pinney lived on South Riverview Street along the Scioto River in Dublin. He served as a doctor for what was then a poor farming village north of Columbus. But unbeknownst to his neighbors, Pinney also was an avid abolitionist who took in freedom seekers and hid them in a nearby barn on his property, according to...
William Hanby came to Ohio after fleeing indentured servitude. His mother was a widow, and as one of five children he was contracted to work with a harness-maker for his best chance to learn a trade and make a living. But his master was cruel and Hanby, a white man, escaped to Rushville, Ohio, in Fairfield County from western Pennsylvania. It was i...
Abraham "Abram" Depp knew the costs of bondage firsthand. Born as a slave on a tobacco plantation in Virginia, Depp made his way to Ohio after being freed. He then purchased nearly 400 acres of land in Delaware County, making it the first Black-owned farm in the county. The Depp family turned the farm into a community and was dedicated in assisting...
Jul 30, 2020 · According to research done by the Friends of Freedom Society, there are well over 20 documented Underground Railroad sites in Columbus, but since many of those are private homes, the addresses have not been made public. One known site near the campus of The Ohio State University is the the Kappa Sigma fraternity house on Indianola Avenue.
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The Underground Railroad is a term for the covert network of people and places that assisted fugitive slaves as they escaped from slavery in the South. Most widespread during the three decades prior to the Civil War, this activity primarily took place in the regions bordering slave states, with the Ohio River being the center of much of the ...
