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Underground Railroad #0012 - Hitching Post with Latern

Considered derogatory by many blacks the hitching post, like this one was sometimes used to signal slaves that the coast was clear. A lighted lantern or a bright cloth on the hitching post signal that all was clear.

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Considered derogatory by many blacks the hitching post, like this one was sometimes used to signal slaves that the coast was clear. A lighted lantern or a bright cloth on the hitching post signal that all was clear.