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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Rankin House 2
Ohio History
Rankin Dining Room
Can you imagine raising thirteen children in this house? And putting them all to work helping the runaway slaves! John Rankin, a Presbyterian minister, strongly opposed slavery and organized several anti-slavery movements in Ohio. He built this house in 1825 with the Underground Railroad in mind. There was a secret cellar under the front porch to hide slaves. But the real plus was the vantage point over the Ohio River, as we’ll see in the next photo!
4 comments:
The green color of the fireplace and wood work was very popular in houses from that time period.
That's a sharp picture that shows a lot of detail.
If only the walls could talk!
Wow, I wonder how they ever fit thirteen children at that table.
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