The Nonpareil shares file photos of the Hitchcock House in Lewis as well as several news clippings related to the Underground Railroad.
From left, Hitchcock House volunteer Janet Kunze, tour guide Michelle Hartfield, caretaker Sue Rodgers and Rodgers' dog Gracie pose for a portrait outside the national historic landmark in Lewis in May 2017.
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Evette Thornburg of Council Bluffs, left, and Ray Carlson of Clarinda, right, tour the Hitchcock House in Lewis with tour guide Michelle Hartfield in May 2017.
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Evette Thornburg of Council Bluffs, center, and Ray Carlson of Clarinda, left, tour the Hitchcock House in Lewis with tour guide Michelle Hartfield in May 2017.
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Tour guide Michelle Hartfield holds a handwritten note from Rev. George Hitchcock from April 11, 1855 while touring the Hitchcock House in Lewis in May 2017.
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One of the upstairs rooms in the Hitchcock House has been renovated and refurbished to period time.
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In the basement of the Hitchcock House, this secret room was used to hide slaves when danger came. A cupboard blocked the doorway to the room.
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The Rev. George Hitchcock built this house in 1856 when he moved to Lewis and helped hide fugitive slaves during the Underground Railroad. The house is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The Hitchcock House was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 2006.
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The front page of the Feb. 15, 2015, edition of The Nonpareil.
The jump page of the Feb. 15, 2015, edition of The Nonpareil.
The third page of the Aug. 26, 2017, edition of the Shenandoah Valley News.
The fourth page of the March 1, 2018, edition of the Clarinda Herald-Journal.
The front page of the Nov. 19, 2008, edition of The Nonpareil.
The jump page of the Nov. 19, 2008, edition of The Nonpareil.
Barry Jurgensen share the history of the Underground Railroad in Iowa at the Hitchcock Nature Center in Honey Creek for the “Iowa’s America 250 Scenic Byways Road Trip” series.
