Near West Liberty in Logan County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Underground Railroad Station
The Pickrell Mansion
| | The Quakers of Monroe Twp., Logan County, Ohio | |
Unknown, From Archives, circa 1968
1. Underground Railroad Station Marker
(Side A)
Underground Railroad A name given to a manner of piloting negro slaves to freedom. Pilots of this area were largely Quakers, the most active of whom were the Pickerells, Paxtons, and Williams.
(Side B)
Underground Railroad Station At this point, during Slavery days, Henry Pickerell, Quaker, built his house with secret entrances to some rooms. These were used as havens of refuge for slaves enroute to freedom in the North.
Erected 1949 by Logan county Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 40° 18.263′ N, 83° 39.73′ W. Marker was near West Liberty, Ohio, in Logan County. It was on County Route 28 one mile south of US 33. US 33 to St Rt 292 exit (inclues Co. Rds. 153, and 28) South on Co. Rd. 28, up “Cork Screw Hill” approx.. 1 mile to a grove of trees on right side. If you reach Pickrelltown (1 Ό mile)
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Regionally, this marker was in Ohio’s Till Plains. It was also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Pickrell UGRR Station (a few steps from this marker); Pickrelltown Community Club (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pickrelltown Monument Honor Roll (approx. 0.3 miles away); Monroe Township School (approx. 1½ miles away); Goshen Quaker Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); George Washington Rockwell (approx. 2 miles away); Hicksite Quaker Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Earl S. Sloan (1848-1923) (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Liberty.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Second Church / Logan County's First School (was approx. 1.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. both marker and house are gone, Site consists of ruins in a wooded area.
Additional commentary.
1. Underground railroad marker, Pickerel Town Oh
I know who took these pictures of the markers for the underground railroad in Pickerelltown, Ohio! I did! My mother (Sarah Evalyn Park Turner) grew up in the house
Unknown, From Archives, circa 1968
2. Underground Railroad Station Marker
— Submitted November 25, 2016, by Paul Eugene Turner of Kissimmee, Florida.
Logan County Historical Society, 11/1949
3. Erecting the Underground Railroad Station Marker
Rev. Guy Furby and Herman Marmon standing with the newly erected marker, September 11, 1949. Both men were instrumental in founding the Logan County Historical society. Both were personal friends and mentors.
Logan County Historical Society, 1982
4. Underground Railroad Station,the home of Henry Pickrell
I played in this house as a child, with my cousins, who were also cousins of the Williams
Logan County Historical Society, circa 1970
5. Underground Railroad Station, henry pickrell's house
1967, Boy Scout Troop 82, from Bellefontaine, "explored" the old house, while hiking the "Isaac Zane Trail"
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 19, 2014
6. 1870 Monroe Township Tax Map, showing the Pickrell property
from the archives of the Logan County Engineer
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 19, 2014
7. Underground Railroad sites in Pickrelltown, Ohio
1915 East Liberty SW USGS, marked up and colored with specific sites by Dr. Ronald Irick, of West Liberty, Ohio.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2014, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,749 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 20, 2014, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.
