GDG- Underground Railroad Locations

[Dennis Lawrence]

At 07:43 PM 6/4/2007, you wrote:
>I agree with this statement. Considering the novelty and significance of 
>the railroads during the antebellum period, it is not surprising that this 
>metaphor caught on. But it was, after all, only a metaphor


Hello,

         Metaphors can be slippery.  I would take my high school students 
every year to the Underground Railroad site in our town.  No matter how I 
prepared them before, there were some who were always disappointed because 
there was no railroad there.

Take Care

Dennis