How many slaves escaped the Underground Railroad?

The total number of runaways who used the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom is not known, but some estimates exceed 100,000 freed slaves during the antebellum period. Those involved in the Underground Railroad used code words to maintain anonymity.

Is Underground series based on a true story?

Whilst the novel and the series isn’t entirely based on a true story, the network itself was very much a real thing and helped hundreds of thousands of slaves escape.

Who was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad?

Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman, perhaps the most well-known conductor of the Underground Railroad, helped hundreds of runaway slaves escape to freedom. She never lost one of them along the way. As a fugitive slave herself, she was helped along the Underground Railroad by another famous conductor… William Still.

Where did Ringwood railway station use to be?

It lay on the former Southampton and Dorchester Railway, the original main line from a connection with the London and South Western Railway at Southampton through Brockenhurst to Dorchester .

When did the LSWR buy the Ringwood Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway?

On 1 January 1874, the Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway was purchased by the LSWR. As Bournemouth grew in importance the frustration of the route deviating by way of Ringwood, and the slow progress on the route, became objectionable.

Who was the contractor for the Ringwood line?

The contractor was Thomas Brassey and the line was quickly constructed; the west facing junction at Ringwood was changed to face towards Southampton, the new line running alongside the double track of the Southampton and Dorchester line for some distance, joining it at Ringwood station.

When did Ringwood become a part of Melbourne?

The original Ringwood village emerged in the mid to late 19th century, following the sale of land in the 1850s and the emergence of local grazing, fruit growing and brick making activities. The railway line from Melbourne commenced its eastward development in 1861 when it reached Hawthorn.