The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped ... slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.

29, he provided a local, regional — and in some cases, national — overview of the topic for historical society members with an informative, engaging program, “Early Railroads in the ...

South Western Railway will become the first operator to be taken back into public ownership in the biggest shake-up of the ...