Near Frankfort in Ross County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Concord Presbyterian Church

Photographed By J. J. Prats, June 10, 2018

1. Concord Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription.

The Concord Presbyterian Church congregation organized in 1805. The Concord Church was an integral part of the antislavery movement and was a station on the Underground Railroad. Reverend James H. Dickey, the congregation’s second pastor, was known to be “an avowed anti-slavery man” and an “active Ohio abolitionist.” The Anderson and Galbraith families, who were members of the congregation. were Underground Railroad conductors. Fugitives hid in the loft of the church until they could be taken to the next station in either Frankfort or Chillicothe.

Erected 2003 by The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, the P&G Fund and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 14-71.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1805.

Location. 39° 21.213′ N, 83° 12.272′ W. Marker is near Frankfort, Ohio, in Ross County. Marker is on Acton Road (Local Route 507) just east of Little Creek Road (County Route 87), on the right when traveling east. The marker is at the entrance to the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 498 Acton Rd, Frankfort OH 45628, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Dr. W. H. Robb Residence (approx. 3.6 miles away); The Red Brick Schoolhouse (approx. 4.3 miles away); Salem Academy (approx. 5.8 miles away); Ohio's Protector (approx. 7.9 miles away); Ceremonial Center (approx. 7.9 miles away); Ancient Artists (approx. 8 miles away); Anatomy of a Mound (approx. 8 miles away); Last Battle in the Scioto Country (approx. 8.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankfort.

Also see . . . Concord Presbyterian Church & the Rev. James H. Dickey. Scioto Historical website entry:
By Andrew Lee Feight, Ph.D. Excerpt: “As the Underground Railroad developed in the Scioto Valley it would run along the familial and social networks of antislavery evangelical southerners, men and women who (like the runaways they assisted) had fled across the Ohio River to escape the oppression and moral corruption of the southern, slave states.” (Submitted on June 10, 2018.)

Concord Presbyterian Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, June 10, 2018

2. Concord Presbyterian Church and Marker

Concord Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, June 10, 2018

3. Concord Presbyterian Church

Photographed By J. J. Prats, June 10, 2018

4. Concord Presbyterian Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 431 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 10, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.