This site will give students information on the Underground Railroad in Lancaster County. Underground Railroad in Lancaster County

Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton Smith historic site. Students will read and look at pictures at an archaeological site. Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Smith

Students can read and look at maps of the Underground Railroad. Maps

Students can read stories of slavery and freedom in Lancaster. Time Line Telling Sories Poem We ask not that the slave should lie As lies his master at his ease, Beneath a silken canopy Or in the shade of blooming trees. We ask not “eye for eye” that all Who forge the chain and ply the whip Should feel their torture; while the thrall Should wield the scourge of mastership. We mourn not that the man should toil 'Tis nature's need, 'tis God's decree; But let the hand that tills the soil Be, like the wind that fans it, free.

Students will read about the important people in Southern Lancaster County. Students can tour the stations from Southern Lancaster County. Underground Railroad in Southern Lancaster County Station Tour

Students will keep a jounal as they travel station to station. Classroom Activity The Journey Faces of Freedom