Anthony Woodson House
1309 S Dixie Hwy, Munfordville, Kentucky 42765
This historic Munfordville home honors Anthony Woodson and the African American history of education, leadership, and community life in Hart County.
Freedomland Cemetery
Listed in African American history, Buffalo Trace Route, Historical landmark, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Ohio River Scenic Byway
2909 indiana, New Albany, Indiana 47150
A historic African American cemetery in New Albany, Indiana, offering a quiet place to reflect on local heritage, family, and freedom.
Lyles Station Historic School & Museum
Listed in Heritage tours, Living history farms, Local history museum, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
953 County Rd 500 W, Princeton, Indiana 47670
A historic schoolhouse museum near Princeton that preserves the story of Lyles Station, one of Indiana’s earliest African American communities, and the generations who built its schools, farms, and civic life.
Lyman Hoyt House & Underground Railroad Center
Listed in African American history, Historical landmark, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Ohio River Scenic Byway
7147 IN-250, Madison, Indiana 47250
A historic Jefferson County home associated with the Underground Railroad and preserved by Historic Eleutherian College, Inc.
Miller Grove Town National Historic Site
Listed in African American history, Historical landmark, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
336 Cedar Grv Rd, Simpson, Illinois 62985
Miller Grove School is a historic one-room schoolhouse near Simpson, Illinois, associated with the area’s early African American community. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it preserves a quiet story of education, family, and perseverance in rural southern Illinois.
Sand Cave | Shawnee National Forest
Listed in African American history, Historical landmark, National forest, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
68 Cedar Grv Rd, Simpson, Illinois 62985
A sandstone rock shelter near Simpson connected by local tradition to Underground Railroad stories, Sand Cave offers a quiet place to consider freedom, escape, and Illinois frontier history.
Simpsonville United States Colored Troops Memorial
Simpsonville, KY 40067, Simpsonville, Kentucky 40067
A quiet Simpsonville memorial honoring Black Union soldiers of the 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry killed here during the Civil War.
Anthony Woodson House
1309 S Dixie Hwy, Munfordville, Kentucky 42765
This historic Munfordville home honors Anthony Woodson and the African American history of education, leadership, and community life in Hart County.
Freedomland Cemetery
Listed in African American history, Buffalo Trace Route, Historical landmark, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Ohio River Scenic Byway
2909 indiana, New Albany, Indiana 47150
A historic African American cemetery in New Albany, Indiana, offering a quiet place to reflect on local heritage, family, and freedom.
Lyles Station Historic School & Museum
Listed in Heritage tours, Living history farms, Local history museum, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
953 County Rd 500 W, Princeton, Indiana 47670
A historic schoolhouse museum near Princeton that preserves the story of Lyles Station, one of Indiana’s earliest African American communities, and the generations who built its schools, farms, and civic life.
Lyman Hoyt House & Underground Railroad Center
Listed in African American history, Historical landmark, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Ohio River Scenic Byway
7147 IN-250, Madison, Indiana 47250
A historic Jefferson County home associated with the Underground Railroad and preserved by Historic Eleutherian College, Inc.
Miller Grove Town National Historic Site
Listed in African American history, Historical landmark, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
336 Cedar Grv Rd, Simpson, Illinois 62985
Miller Grove School is a historic one-room schoolhouse near Simpson, Illinois, associated with the area’s early African American community. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it preserves a quiet story of education, family, and perseverance in rural southern Illinois.
Sand Cave | Shawnee National Forest
Listed in African American history, Historical landmark, National forest, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
68 Cedar Grv Rd, Simpson, Illinois 62985
A sandstone rock shelter near Simpson connected by local tradition to Underground Railroad stories, Sand Cave offers a quiet place to consider freedom, escape, and Illinois frontier history.
Simpsonville United States Colored Troops Memorial
Simpsonville, KY 40067, Simpsonville, Kentucky 40067
A quiet Simpsonville memorial honoring Black Union soldiers of the 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry killed here during the Civil War.
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