Formerly Enslaved People

In this cemetery are the remains of at least 7 enslaved people who died on their quest for freedom. While traveling on the Underground Railroad, they would have been assisted in Rushville by Dr. Simon Hyde and Rev. William Hanby. These runaways, known only to God, lost their freedom in this life, but gained it in the hereafter. Due to these brave souls this cemetery is recognized by the National Park Service Network to Freedom as a significant Underground Railroad site.

Ohio · United States