Williamsburg in Clermont County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Charles B. Huber Home Site

Clermont County, Ohio Freedom Trail

— National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom —

Charles B. Huber Home Site Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 9, 2017

1. Charles B. Huber Home Site Marker

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Erected 2002 by Clermont County and the National Park Service. (Marker Number 27.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans. In addition, it is included in the Network to Freedom series list.

Location. 39° 3.284′ N, 84° 3.007′ W. Marker is in Williamsburg, Ohio, in Clermont County. It is on Gay Street east of North 2nd Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 160 Gay Street, Williamsburg OH 45176, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. L.T. Pease Home Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Davies House (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Permanent Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marcus Sims - Huber Tannery Location (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Dairy House at Harmony Hill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stepping Stone (approx. 0.4 miles away); Harmony Hill 1800 (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.

More about this marker. This marker is one of nineteen sites included in the Network to Freedom program of the National Park Service. The majority of the Freedom Trail sites are not open to the public. Please respect the privacy & property of this residential home.

Regarding Charles B. Huber Home Site. This was once the residence of Charles "Boss" Huber, Williamsburg stationmaster of the Underground Railroad. He assisted between 300 to 500 fugitives escape during his time as an active conductor. One account recorded that there were seventeen fugitives staying with Huber in one night. Upon his death in 1854,

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 9, 2017

2. Charles B. Huber Home Site & Marker

Huber's neighbor, Dr. Leavitt Thaxter Pease took over the Williamsburg operation.

Also see . . . City founder Charles Huber’s historic home opens to the public. WDTN News 2 website entry (Submitted on September 25, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Charles B. Huber Home Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 9, 2017

3. Charles B. Huber Home Site

Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,351 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 21, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.