A crawl space is hidden behind a pantry shelf at the Dobbins House in Gettysburg, Pa. Manequins demonstrate how fugitives might have hidden there as part of the Underground Railroad. Background posts: Amanda Berry Smith: 'God's image carved in ebony', York/Adams' interest in Underground Railroad grows, and Living historians bring spotlight to York's Civil War story.
A local historical group's e-mail recently posed a good question: What is known about the Underground Railroad in Southern York County?
I answered that not a lot is known about the Underground Railroad anywhere in York County. It's an area that begs research with academic rigor... .
Continue reading Research needed to unearth Underground Railroad in York County - Part I.
