3 10 24 https://timroberts.org/wiugrr/files/original/cbb768985e02d7461849c7a08931c8e4.jpg 10c83e8c0f0223d57456deb2a886412a Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data <h4>Stone and metal monument</h4> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h3>Beecher Chapel marker</h3> Subject The topic of the resource <h4>Underground Railroad tourism and heritage</h4> Description An account of the resource <h4>Presbyterian and Congregational settlers in Galesburg formed the town's Old First Church in 1837. By the 1850s, their unity fractured over Congregationalists' opposition to some southern Presbyterians' support of slavery. In 1858 Congregationalists separated to establish the First Congregational Church, calling Edward Beecher, former president of Illinois College and co-founder of Illinois' first antislavery society, to return to the state from Boston, Massachusetts. The First Congregational Church, on South Broad Street, was across the street and south of the Old First Church. The belfry of the Old First Church was known as a hiding place for fugitive slaves. The Old First Church was razed in 1895, the same year that Knox College acquired the First Congregational Church and renamed it Beecher Chapel. The chapel itself was razed in 1966.</h4> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <h4>Galesburg Pilot Club</h4> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource <h4>Marker erected 1987</h4> Type The nature or genre of the resource <h4>image</h4> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <h4>WIUGRR #20</h4> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant <h4>Illinois, United States</h4> antislavery Congregationalists Edward Beecher Galesburg Illinois slavery Underground Railroad https://timroberts.org/wiugrr/files/original/6aeca9cda441da282a382b0a21eb6bd3.jpg 7d3dfe25659195036f37829d71d8fdf6 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data <h4>printed color map</h4> Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image <h4>5' x 3'</h4> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h3>WIUGRR Map</h3> Subject The topic of the resource <h4>Underground Railroad maps</h4> Description An account of the resource <h4>A map of the sites of the Underground Railroad in Western Illinois, documentable based on records surviving as of 2005</h4> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <h4>Owen Muelder</h4> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <h4>Underground Railroad Freedom Center at Knox College</h4> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource <h4>January 2005</h4> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <h4>BGPatterson</h4> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <h4>Owen Muelder, Underground Railroad Freedom Center at Knox College</h4> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource <h4>jpeg photograph</h4> Language A language of the resource <h4>English</h4> Type The nature or genre of the resource <h4>map</h4> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <h4>WIUGRR22</h4> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant <h4>Illinois, United States</h4> antislavery Knox College maps slavery Underground Railroad https://timroberts.org/wiugrr/files/original/a6af92a35f5c4b9e54e4b01ee0a9d720.png 10d1c7780854b4c2476d1d4eff3690f1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h3>A trap door</h3> Subject The topic of the resource <h2>The underground railroad in Macomb, IL</h2> Description An account of the resource <h4>This image shows a trap door inside a Macomb home built in 1854-1855 by George Parkinson, and subsequently owned by Damon Tunnicliff, a prominent Illinois lawyer who opposed slavery and whose daughter, Helen Tunnicliff Catterall, wrote a renowned, multi-volume, <em>Judicial Cases Concerning American Slavery and the Negro</em> (1926-1937). Local legend asserts the home was a UGRR stop on the basis of an underground tunnel, now closed, but which connected the house with a smaller cabin outside it, to which the trap door pictured leads.</h4> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <h3>Damon Tunnicliff</h3> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <h4>"Macomb's Historic Homes," <em>Illinois Stories, </em>produced by <span>WSIU Public Broadcasting, aired December 19, 2011</span></h4> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <h4>WSIU PUblic Broadcasting</h4> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource <h4>Trap door probably built in the 1860s-1870s; video produced 2011</h4> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <h4>Public Broadcasting Service</h4> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource <h4>Still image</h4> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant <h4>Illinois, United States</h4> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <h4>WIUGRR23</h4> antislavery heritage tourism Illinois Macomb slavery Underground Railroad https://timroberts.org/wiugrr/files/original/0cb5afcd66ebb5b937defb5300182a93.jpg 24e399bb571182a17f7325efbdba335d https://timroberts.org/wiugrr/files/original/269933f1337db37c35e41229726be1fb.jpg 4f9b32bea43b3866c7ab5d2d48cf655d https://timroberts.org/wiugrr/files/original/0710a5e08bf43327b289c2a6113dd6cd.jpg af73d829a92f59d835b9031ce88d7dfc Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>A railroad station mural</h2> Subject The topic of the resource <h2>The underground railroad in Macomb, IL</h2> Description An account of the resource <h3>This three-paneled mural is located in the Thomas C. Carper Amtrak train station in Macomb. Unveiled November 6, 2025, the mural is titled, "Freedom's Trail: The Underground Railroad in McDonough County." The artist Michael Mahoney created the mural. The mural centers the figures of African Americans fleeing slavery, suggesting their agency and various ways of flight (though, notwithstanding the mural's details and location, actually rarely along railroad tracks), both individually and, less often, as families. The fugitives in the mural do not depict any particular people, suggestive of the anonymous identities of most freedom-seekers - their intention and that of their conductors. The white figures in the murals are based on historic photographs of the Harmon Allison and James Blazer families, who hid and transported fugitives through McDonough County. The map shows the locations of the Allison farm in Chalmers township and the Blazer farm in Industry. </h3> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <h3>Michael Mahoney</h3> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource <h3>November 6, 2025</h3> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <h3>Macomb Area Convention and Visitors Bureau</h3> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource <h3>Still image</h3> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <h3>WIUGRR24</h3> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant <h3>Illinois, United States</h3> antislavery heritage tourism Illinois Macomb slavery Underground Railroad