On Thursday, April 17, join College of DuPage Associate Professor of History John Paris for “Never Pursued: J.F. Glidden and the Underground Railroad.” The presentation, held in honor of former ...

But in the 1850s, safety was a more basic concern. Locomotives were safe enough if the boiler steam remained at moderate levels, but if stoked too high, the consequences were explosive.

In the 1850s and 1860s, British North America became ... In all 30,000 slaves fled to Canada, many with the help of the underground railroad - a secret network of free blacks and white ...

After turning west near Pickle Church, the original Agency Road branched to the south of the current route. A small town called East Grove was located on the southern route. It was founded in 1849 ...