National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is a museum in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, based on the history of the Underground Railroad. Opened in 2004, the center also pays tribute to all efforts to "abolish human enslavement and secure freedom for all people."
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Main entrance to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
This shackle ring in the second-floor joist was used to secure male slaves in the pen
Cincinnati is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. Settled in 1788, the city is located in the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. The population of Cincinnati was 309,317 in 2020, making it the third-most populous city in Ohio after Columbus and Cleveland, and 65th in the United States. The city is the economic and cultural hub of the Cincinnati metropolitan area, Ohio's most populous metro area and the nation's 30th-largest with over 2.265 million residents.
Image: Downtown Cincinnati viewed from Mt. Adams (cropped)
Image: Roebling Suspension Bridge at night
Image: Cincinnati Union Terminal principal facade
Image: Over the Rhine near Findlay Market