E. Statement of Historic Contexts
F. Associated Property Types
H. Summary of Identification and Evaluation Methods
I. Major Bibliographical References
Endnotes
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While Underground Railroad activity occurred in a majority states and
territories as they existed at the end of the Civil War, not all
existing states and U.S.territories -- notably those in the West, Alaska
and Hawaii-- have been home to Underground Railroad activity. While
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands both have their own history of slavery,
escape and rebellion, these events occured long before 1820, the beginning
of the Underground Railroad as defined in this study. As such, properties
related to slavery and escape from it in these territories should be viewed
as precursors to the Underground Railroad in the United States. While
fugitives crossed international borders into Canada and Mexico, the scope
of this study is limited to the United States.
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