John P. Parker House

John P. Parker House National Historical Landmark, Under Ground Rail Road

Come see this monster at the John P Parker House in Ripley, OH. Yes, we are open during the construction on Front Street...
06/25/2026

Come see this monster at the John P Parker House in Ripley, OH. Yes, we are open during the construction on Front Street.

06/19/2026
06/02/2026
05/27/2026

The John Rankin House and the John P. Parker House are part of the Appalachian Freedom Heritage Tourism Initiative to document and interpret Underground Railroad locations across Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia.

05/23/2026

Gilliland brought an antislavery faith to Red Oak Presbyterian Church in 1805. As a minister, he and his congregation sheltered and guided freedom seekers, making Red Oak a key Underground Railroad junction in southern Ohio.

Read more here: https://appalachianfreedom.com/location/red-oak/

05/21/2026

A quiet house above the Ohio River can feel ordinary for about three seconds. Then the hillside view, the lantern story, and the weight of what happened here begin to settle in, and the whole place becomes impossible to brush off.

05/09/2026

Red Oak is one of many regional sites that once played a role in the underground railroad through Appalachia.

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300 N. Front Street
Ripley, OH
45167

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+19373924188

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