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Traces of Western Illinois' Underground Railroad
Browse Exhibits
About
Map
Research Resources
Browse Exhibits
About
Map
Research Resources
An Illinois freedom trail
Illinois state tourism website page
The website focuses on western and southern Illinois sites Quincy, Jacksonville, and Alton, as well as Oakland and Chicago. Note that the site erroneously describes the underground railroad as active
after
the Civil War.
Knox College's claim to fame →
An Illinois freedom trail
Heritage tourist sites
An Illinois freedom trail
Knox College's claim to fame
Macomb's self-identity
Spoon River Valley site
Notorious Galesburg
An improbable site to commemorate
A trap door
A railroad station mural