Evansville in Vanderburgh County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Underground Railway Station

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 16, 2021

1. Underground Railway Station Marker

Inscription. This is a site of an Underground Railway Station during the Civil War period. Runaway slaves were secretly hidden until they could be relayed to similar stations further north.

Erected by Evansville Museum of Arts and Science.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • War, US Civil.

Location. 37° 58.485′ N, 87° 34.516′ W. Marker is in Evansville, Indiana, in Vanderburgh County. It is at the intersection of Carpenter Street and NW 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on Carpenter Street. Located at the Carpenter House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 413 Carpenter Street, Evansville IN 47708, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region

and in Southern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Holy Trinity Parish Sesquicentennial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vanderburgh County World War II Honor Roll (about 700 feet away); Evansville Woolen Mill (about 800 feet away); Zion Evangelical Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sheriff's Residence and Jail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Colonel Hugh McGary, Jr. / McGary's Burial Ground

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Vanderburgh County World War I Honor Roll (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Short Lived Canal (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Evansville.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 16, 2021

2. Underground Railway Station Marker

the marker, with the Carpenter House in the background

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 16, 2021

3. Underground Railway Station Marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 16, 2021

4. Underground Railway Station Marker

the Carpenter House

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 729 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 27, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.