Underground Railroad
noun
variants
or less commonly Underground Railway
: a system of cooperation among active antislavery people in the U.S. before 1863 by which people escaping enslavement were secretly helped to reach the North or Canada
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Hemingway also directed and executive produced WGN’s period drama Underground about the heroes of the Underground Railroad.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
Last month, Manhattan historians at the Merchant's House Museum connected a hidden passageway in the 19th century home to the Underground Railroad.
—Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
During the Underground Railroad era, Ohio had more safe houses and hiding places than any other state, according to the Ohio Department of Development.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2026
Nearby lies the Gammon House, a tidy brick home that was once a stop on the Underground Railroad.
—Caitlin Hu, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
Last month, Manhattan historians at the Merchant's House Museum connected a hidden passageway in the 19th century home to the Underground Railroad.
—Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
During the Underground Railroad era, Ohio had more safe houses and hiding places than any other state, according to the Ohio Department of Development.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2026
Nearby lies the Gammon House, a tidy brick home that was once a stop on the Underground Railroad.
—Caitlin Hu, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Underground Railroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Underground%20Railroad. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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