CHAPTER IV

Underground Agents, Station-Keepers, or Conductors Underground agents, station-keepers, or conductors 87 Their hospitality 87 Their principles 89 Their nationality 90 Their church connections 93 Their party affinities 99 Their local standing 101 Prosecutions of underground operators 101 Defensive League of Freedom proposed 103 Persons of prominence among underground helpers 104 [xvii]CHAPTER V Study of the Map of the Underground Railroad System Geographical extent of underground lines 113 Location and distribution of stations 114 Southern routes 116 Lines of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York 120 Routes of the New England states 128 Lines within the old Northwest Territory 134 Noteworthy features of the general map 139 Complex routes 141 Broken lines and isolated place names 141 River routes 142 Routes by rail 142 Routes by sea 144 Terminal stations 145 Lines of lake travel 147 Canadian ports 148