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State buys land, will improve access to historic Rankin House
Wednesday,
October 14, 2009 7:39 AM
ajohnson@dispatch.com
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The historic Rankin House State Memorial in Ripley, Ohio, along the Ohio River, will have room
to grow with the state's recent purchase of nearly 17 adjoining acres.
Some of the land will be used to add parking and improve access to the house, which was a stop on the Underground Railroad. It was immortalized by author Harriet Beecher Stowe in Uncle Tom's Cabin, the story of a runaway slave and her child that helped spark the abolition movement in the United States. George Kane, director of sites and facilities for the Ohio Historical Society, said a small visitors center with exhibits, restrooms and a sales area will be added in the future. For additional information about the site, go to: http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/places/sw14/index.shtml. Story toolsToday’s Top Stories
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