New Albany historical plaque on Underground Railroad
Text: A Gateway to Freedom (Continued from other side). Many freedom-seekers coming through New Albany achieved their goal, traveling as far north as Canada. The Underground Railroad refers to a widespread network of diverse people in the nineteenth century who aided slaves escaping to freedom from the southern U.S. 1/270 sec at f / 2.4 4.12 mm iPhone 5 Lawrence I. Charters