Underground Railroad Route Summary:
Mobile, AL to Owen Sound, ON
5 map set (2,007.5 mi.) |
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1. Mobile, AL to Fulton, MS
(401.5 mi.) |
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2. Fulton, MS to Owensboro, KY
(436 mi.) |
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3. Owensboro, KY to Milford, OH
(369.5 mi.) |
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4. Milford, OH to Erie, PA
(422 mi.) |
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5. Erie, PA to Owen Sound, ON
(378.5 mi.) |
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DOWNLOADABLE MAP
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DISCOVER AMERICA’S LEGENDARY ROUTE TO FREEDOM
The Underground Railroad Bicycle Route (UGRR) honors the bravery of those who fled bondage and those who provided shelter. This route passes points of interest and historic sites along a 2,008-mile corridor. Beginning in Mobile, Alabama – a busy port for slavery during the pre-civil war era – the route goes north following rivers through Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Waterways, as well as the North Star, were often used by freedom seekers as a guide in their journeys to escape slavery. Upon crossing into Ohio, the route leaves the river to head toward Lake Erie and enters Canada at the Peace Bridge near Buffalo, New York. In Ontario, the route follows the shores of Lake Ontario and ends at Owen Sound, a town founded by freedom seekers in 1857. Owen Sound is located on the southern side of Lake Huron’s Georgian Bay.
PITTSBURGH TO ERIE SPUR
Pittsburgh is not only the home of the Center for Minority Health (CMH) at the University of Pittsburgh, our partner in creating the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route, but it also played a vital role in Underground Railroad history. Due to the many roads leading in and out of the area and the rivers which represented natural landmarks to follow to freedom, the city became an important stop for freedom seekers making their way north. It was also a strong hold for the abolitionist movement and Blacks themselves became active in securing the freedom for enslaved Africans. The route begins at the Senator John Heinz History Center where travelers can view the Underground Railroad exhibit and African American collections before crossing the Allegheny River and following the 3.5 mile North Shore Trail. Point State Park, the tip of Pittsburgh’s “Golden Triangle” where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers join, can been seen as cyclists follow the shores of the Ohio River. The route crosses the Ohio River three times before reaching Monaca then heads north, following the Beaver River through the community of Beaver Falls toward Mercer.
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