Hayesville

Historical marker location:

1 Main St, Hayesville, Ohio

( Marker is on South Mechanic Street (Ohio Route 60) just south of Main Street (Ohio Route 179), on the right when traveling north.)

The Ohio River, which forms the state's southern border, played a significant role in the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used by African American slaves to escape to freedom in the North before the Civil War.