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A U.S. federal list of Illinois sites
The U.S. National Park Service's "Aboard the Underground Railroad" list of recognized Illinois sites
A college's claim to fame
The college's online history emphasizes its founding by opponents of slavery, making Galesburg a regional center of underground railroad activity.
A posthumous pardon
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn pardoned Richard Eells of Quincy and Julius and Samuel Willard of Jacksonville, who in 1843 were convicted of aiding fugitive slaves.
City of Macomb website
Part of the "History and Culture" of Macomb, Illinois