1 10 24 https://timroberts.org/wiugrr/files/original/5467e73c953f1cc3ea629e003b9f4952.png d19e9167b530e90cd007d728f9d76ddd Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The majority of McDonough County settlers were from the upland South, but others came as well, so there was intense political conflict before and during the Civil War. The Underground Railroad operated in McDonough County, but Lincoln also visited the town twice and spoke at the courthouse. Also, prominent businessman William H. Randolph, a Lincoln supporter who served as Deputy Provost Marshal, to enforce the draft, was murdered at Blandinsville in 1864—the most notable, and controversial, county murder of the century. However, about 2,800 men from the county served in the Civil War, and more than 600 were killed, so the town became noted for its huge Decoration Day commemorations after the war. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data text 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 <h4>City of Macomb website</h4> Subject The topic of the resource <h4>The underground railroad in McDonough County</h4> Description An account of the resource <h4>Part of the "History and Culture" of Macomb, Illinois</h4> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <h4>City of Macomb, Illinois</h4> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <h4>https://cityofmacomb.com/history-and-culture/</h4> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <h4>City of Macomb, Illinois</h4> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource <h4>Website developed in 2017</h4> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <h4>City of Macomb, Archives and Special Collections of Western Illinois University, and the McDonough County Historical Society</h4> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <h4>None asserted</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> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <h4>WIUGRR #1</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> Type The nature or genre of the resource <h4>image</h4> antislavery heritage tourism Illinois Macomb slavery Underground Railroad https://timroberts.org/wiugrr/files/original/572a4906518f3f2c54580ef519a1e7de.jpg 7def5b06a7695b8941fe24c369215f1f Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Western Illinois Men Pardoned for Work on Underground Railroad By SEAN CRAWFORD • DEC 31, 2014 Illinois' Governor has posthumously pardoned three men for their work with the Underground Railroad. The men all lived in west central Illinois and were convicted more than 170 years ago based on laws that prohibited helping runaway slaves. Those laws remained in place even after Illinois abolished slavery in 1824. The Richard Eells House in Quincy CREDIT THE FRIENDS OF DR. RICHARD EELLS HOUSE Dr. Richard Eells was from Quincy. He agreed to help a fugitive slave get to an Underground Railroad site but the slave was caught and Eells arrested. He was convicted and fined, but remained a leader in the abolitionist movement and helped hundreds of other enslaved African Americans escape to freedom. Governor Pat Quinn also pardoned Julius Willard and his son Samuel. They helped a woman reach the Underground Railroad from their Jacksonville home. The Willard's were also convicted and fined. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data text, photo 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 <h4>A posthumous pardon</h4> Subject The topic of the resource <h4>Official pardon of three conductors</h4> Description An account of the resource <h4>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.</h4> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <h4>TriStates Public Radio</h4> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <h4>https://www.tspr.org/post/western-illinois-men-pardoned-work-underground-railroad</h4> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <h4>TriStates Public Radio</h4> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource <h4>December 31, 2014</h4> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <h4>TriStates Public Radio, Illinois Office of the Governor, Friends of Dr. Richard Eells House</h4> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <h4>no rights asserted</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>text, image</h4> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <h4>WIUGRR #2</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 Illinois Jacksonville Julius Willard Pat Quinn Quincy Richard Eells Samuel Willard slavery Underground Railroad https://timroberts.org/wiugrr/files/original/928f505592fe95afb79282f307f5fc78.jpg f9127a6f9391828b9369704c56b39f6d Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Galesburg Colony at Knox College The Underground Railroad was an informal network of people who helped thousands of African-American slaves escape to freedom. Anti-slavery organizations and Underground Railroad activities were the first integrated social movements in American history. Galesburg and Knox College, located in West Central Illinois, were founded in 1837 by anti-slavery advocates who came to Knox County from upstate New York. The town and College, from their inception, were perceived as most likely the leading down-state center of abolitionism and Underground Railroad activity in Illinois. Though other down-state communities could lay claim to significant anti-slavery and Underground Railroad involvement, what made Galesburg unique was the fact that the overwhelming majority of its citizens, for the first 20 years of its existence, were opposed to the institution of slavery. The anti-slavery influence and Underground Railroad involvement of many Galesburg citizens gradually affected numerous people and communities in a wide circle surrounding the college town. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data text 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 <h4>A college's claim to fame</h4> Subject The topic of the resource <h4>Galesburg's Knox College's role in the antislavery movement</h4> Description An account of the resource <h4>The college's online history emphasizes its founding by opponents of slavery, making Galesburg a regional center of underground railroad activity.</h4> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <h4>Knox College</h4> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <h4>https://www.knox.edu/about-knox/our-history/knox-and-galesburg-history/underground-railroad</h4> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <h4>Knox College</h4> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource <h4>1837</h4> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <h4>Underground Railroad Center at Knox College</h4> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <h4>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>website</h4> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <h4>WIUGRR #3</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 Galesburg Illlinois Knox College slavery Underground Railroad https://timroberts.org/wiugrr/files/original/0ded75a22cfdf5e45c699e58beeef63c.jpg 36fb6a123aa39f4e20de9c79c4166201 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ILLINOIS 1. Owen Lovejoy House--Princeton 2. John Hossack House--Ottawa 3. Dr. Richard Eells House--Quincy 4. Beecher Hall--Jacksonville 5. Rutherford House -- Oakland Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data text, photo 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 <h4>A U.S. federal list of Illinois sites</h4> Subject The topic of the resource <h4>Owen Lovejoy House--Princeton; John Hossack House--Ottawa; Dr. Richard Eells House--Quincy; Beecher Hall--Jacksonville; Rutherford House -- Oakland</h4> Description An account of the resource <h4>The U.S. National Park Service's "Aboard the Underground Railroad" list of recognized Illinois sites</h4> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <h4>U.S. National Park Service Department of the Interior</h4> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <h4>https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/</h4> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <h4>U.S. National Park Service Department of the Interior</h4> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource <h4>Unknown</h4> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <h4>The National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior; the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers; the National Register and National Historic Landmarks</h4> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <h4>none asserted</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>website</h4> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <h4>WIUGRR #4</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 Beecher Hall heritage tourism Illinois Jacksonville John Hossack House Oakland Ottawa Owen Lovejoy House Princeton Quincy Richard Eells House Rutherford House slavery Underground Railroad https://timroberts.org/wiugrr/files/original/6d2aff0ee5b838fc96127106f618d53f.jpg 88ccf9a8a9b491be7e3716a0d11deab8 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. Text Any textual data included in the document Dr. Richard Eells built this home, now located within the Downtown Quincy Historic District, in 1835. Eells built only the front portion of the house as it stands today, four blocks from the Mississippi River. He lived here until his death in 1848. Quincy, Illinois, was the first Underground Railroad station across the border of Missouri—a slave state. An abolitionist, Eells was actively involved in the Underground Railroad. In 1842 he was caught helping an escaped slave, Charley, from Monticello, Missouri. Charley was brought to the Eells house by a freed black, Barryman Barnett, who had spotted Charley swimming across the Mississippi River. While transporting Charley to Quincy's Mission Institute, a safer hiding place, Eells came across a posse looking for Charley. Charley fled, on Eells's advice, and was later found and returned to Missiouri. Eells returned home where he was shortly arrested and charged with harboring and secreting a fugitive slave under the Illinois Criminal Code. Judge Stephen A. Douglas heard the case in April 1843, and fined Eells $400, which he appealed. Meanwhile, Eells became president of the Illinois Anti-Slavery Party in 1843 and was a candidate for the Liberty Party for the presidential election of 1844. He lost his appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court, the process of which drained him financially and emotionally. Eells died on a river boat on the Ohio River while on a a trip east to rest. His estate appealed his case to United States Supreme Court, which also upheld the guilt verdict. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data website 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 <h4>A Quincy station</h4> Subject The topic of the resource <h4>Richard Eells House</h4> Description An account of the resource <h4>Dr. Richard Eells built this home, Quincy's oldest two-story building, now located within its Downtown  Historic District, in 1835, four blocks from the Mississippi River. Quincy, Illinois, was the first Underground Railroad station across the border of Missouri—a slave state. Popular information today credits Eells with helping several hundred enslaved people to freedom, surprising, given his prominence in Quincy, and, indeed, across the antislavery North.  Eells' most celebrated accomplice was a man named Charley, or Charlie, who escaped from a slave owner in Monticello, Missouri in 1842. Barryman Barnett, a free black man, spotted Charley swimming the Mississippi River and brought him to Eells. After attempting to transport Charley to Quincy's Mission Institute, Eells was arrested and charged with harboring a fugitive slave under the Illinois Criminal Code. Judge Stephen A. Douglas heard the case in 1843, and fined Eells $400. Eells appealed the case, but the U.S. Supreme Court upheld his conviction. Meanwhile, Eells became president of the Illinois Anti-Slavery Party in 1843 and was a candidate for the Liberty Party for the presidential election of 1844.</h4> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <h4>Friends of the Dr. Richard Eells House</h4> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <h4>https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/il3.htm</h4> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <h4>U.S. National Park Service</h4> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource <h4>1835</h4> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <h4>none asserted</h4> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource <h4>jpeg photograph</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 #5</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 Illinois Quincy Richard Eells slavery Underground Railroad https://timroberts.org/wiugrr/files/original/29f8302e9a6e194bcb6bbcf150043944.jpg cc531e180e61f012f50bfae807624507 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 digital image 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 <h4>Illinois College's original building</h4> Subject The topic of the resource <h4>Beecher Hall, Illinois College</h4> Description An account of the resource <h4>Beecher Hall, the original building of Illinois College, was completed in 1830. It was named for the college's first president, Dr. Edward Beecher, brother of the abolitionist preacher Henry Ward Beecher and the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe. Illinois College had close ties with the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad from its inception. Its classrooms and residential quarters provided safe places to deplore slavery, strategize means for ending slavery, and to assist freedom seekers passing through Jacksonville. opposed to slavery. Beecher and two college trustees helped found the Illinois Antislavery Society in 1837. Many of the early settlers in the surrounding area, however, were pro-slavery. Newspapers of nearby cities wrote scathing attacks on the college and its staff. Nonetheless, the college staff and many of the students they influenced assisted freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad. Some were arrested, and all suffered threats and harassment. Professor Jonathan Baldwin Turner helped guide three fleeing African American women to freedom in Canada. Samuel Willard, a student, was prosecuted and fined for attempting to free an escaping bondsman. Elijah Lovejoy, the editor of the first abolitionist newspaper in Illinois, was a friend of President Beecher and visited campus. After Lovejoy's murder in 1837, students held a protest on campus. One student speaker was William Herndon, later Abraham Lincoln's law partner.</h4> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <h4>Illinois College</h4> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <h4>http://jacksonvilleil.org/beecher-hall/</h4> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <h4>Jacksonville Area Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau</h4> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource <h4>1830</h4> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <h4>none asserted</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>image</h4> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <h4>WIUGRR #6</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 Edward Beecher Elijah Lovejoy Illinois Illinois College Jacksonville slavery Underground Railroad https://timroberts.org/wiugrr/files/original/e7c98126efdf0bca365eed50f49f6b01.jpg c860c4f39e93fdf60c8460b9b5b79b64 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document For sale, a likely negro girl, 16 years of age For further particulars, enquire at this office. Kaskaskia Dec 12, 1826 21-8t Public notice. This day was committed to the custody of the sheriff of Randolph county, State of Illinois, a Runaway, a Negro Man who calls himself Martin Barker, about forty-three years of age about five feet nine inches high, a scar over his right eye, and also one on his right leg above his ankle, his make and appearance active; he states that he once belonged to Lewis Barker, of Pope county, near the Rock-in-Cave but that he is now free. If any person has any legal claim to him, they are requested to exhibit the same, and pay all charges according to law. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data digital image 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 <h4>"Negroes" for sale</h4> Subject The topic of the resource <h4>Opposition to the underground railroad</h4> Description An account of the resource <h4>Public notices of availability of two African Americans for purchase, a sixteen-year-old girl, and a forty-three-year-old man. Parallel to the Underground Railroad, there existed a "reverse underground railroad," which, as in this item, targeted African Americans in Kaskaskia, Illinois, and other places on the southern and western Illinois borders. State "black codes" required African Americans to provide proof they were not fugitives; those who could not could be sold into slavery.</h4> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <h4>Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum</h4> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <h4>NPR Illinois</h4> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource <h4>December 12, 1826</h4> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <h4>none asserted</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>text</h4> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <h4>WIUGRR #7</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> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <em>Illinois Reporter</em> newspaper antislavery Illinois Illinois Reporter newspaper Kaskaskia slavery Underground Railroad https://timroberts.org/wiugrr/files/original/d51c548cb30666911e5a761ae8e01974.jpg d9238abedaf45eb7d14b9cb7e288bf90 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 photo 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 <h4>Illinois early proslavery counties</h4> Subject The topic of the resource <h4>Opposition to the underground railroad</h4> Description An account of the resource <h4>A map of Illinois free and slave counties in 1824 showing shaded counties that were favorable to legalizing slavery in Illinois</h4> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <h4>George Smith</h4> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <h4><em>A history of southern Illinois : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people, and its principal interests</em></h4> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <h4>Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co.</h4> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource <h4>1912</h4> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <h4>none asserted</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>image</h4> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <h4>WIUGRR #8</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> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <h4>Wikipedia</h4> antislavery black codes Illinois proslavery slavery Underground Railroad https://timroberts.org/wiugrr/files/original/613e25bd8bdfede19055817d046541fd.jpg f65a1a1b359cf61cbb6e05548afc091f 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 photograph 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 <h4>A national underground railroad map</h4> Subject The topic of the resource <h4>Routes of the underground railroad across the North</h4> Description An account of the resource <h4>Western Illinois' UGRR routes show prominently in this map, including northeast from Quincy through the Military Tract counties to Princeton, the location of prominent UGRR conductor Owen Lovejoy.</h4> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <h4>Wilburt Siebert</h4> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <h4><em>The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom </em></h4> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource <h4>1898</h4> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <h4>none asserted</h4> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg photograph Language A language of the resource <h4>English</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 #9</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>United States</h4> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <h4>New York: Macmillan</h4> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <h4>Wikimedia</h4> antislavery Illinois map slavery Underground Railroad Wilbur Siebert https://timroberts.org/wiugrr/files/original/828aa391601dc0b72504ddbf231f1ad3.jpg b3586749c192dd479c99cadebbf566b8 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Path to Freedom on Illinois’ Underground Railroad Visit the secret places slaves stayed in Illinois while fleeing the South. After the Civil War, slaves heading north toward freedom began trickling into Illinois. Even though Illinois was a free state, it was far from being a safe or welcoming place for slaves. The state’s Black Laws denied African Americans most fundamental freedoms (gathering in groups, voting, bearing arms, etc.), and the Fugitive Slave Act required residents to return runaway slaves to their owners. Slave catchers roamed many areas, hoping to capture slaves and return them to their owners for a reward. This meant slaves had to travel through Illinois discretely, usually under the cover of darkness. They would go from safe house to safe house—a path to freedom that came to be known as the Underground Railroad. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data website 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 <h4>An Illinois freedom trail</h4> Subject The topic of the resource <h4>Underground Railroad tourism</h4> Description An account of the resource <h4>The site 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. Actually, with the end of the Civil War, and the ratification of the Constitution's Thirteenth Amendment to abolish slavery in 1865, the Underground Railroad ceased its activities that year.</h4> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <h4>Illinois Office of Tourism</h4> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <h4>Illinois Office of Tourism</h4> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource <h4>2020</h4> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <h4>Illinois Department of Commerce &amp; Economic Opportunity</h4> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <h4>Illinois Department of Commerce &amp; Economic Opportunity</h4> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource <h4>jpeg image</h4> Language A language of the resource <h4>English</h4> Type The nature or genre of the resource <h4>website</h4> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <h4>WIUGRR #10</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> Alton antislavery heritage tourism Illinois Jacksonville Quincy slavery Underground Railroad