Born on November 10, 1810, John Todd grew up in the rural area surrounding Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This biography details the life of the Reverend John Todd and presents the story of the Underground Railroad Station in Tabor.  Meer

In 1861, Colonel Grenville Dodge organized the Fourth Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment and led them off to war. They had few uniforms or weapons and were more of a mob than a military unit, but Dodge shaped them into a fighting force.  Meer

Details the history and development of the Underground Railroad in Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Topics include lesser known escape routes into Mexico and the American Indian nations, the sacking of Lawrence, Kansas, and guerilla warfare; escapees' use of steamboats along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.  Meer