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'''1834-1853:''' {{wpd|Baltimore and Ohio Railroad}}, the oldest common carrier railroad in America, in 1834 reached Harper's Ferry, (West) Virginia. In 1853 it was extended to Wheeling (West) Virginia on the Ohio River. <ref>Wilson and Bridner, 120-22.</ref> | '''1834-1853:''' {{wpd|Baltimore and Ohio Railroad}}, the oldest common carrier railroad in America, in 1834 reached Harper's Ferry, (West) Virginia. In 1853 it was extended to Wheeling (West) Virginia on the Ohio River. <ref>Wilson and Bridner, 120-22.</ref> | ||
'''1850s:''' Miners from [[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]], [[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]], [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]], and [[Wales]] immigrated to work western Maryland's coal deposits. The Nativist "{{wpd|Know Nothing Party}} was formed to resist this wave of immigration. <ref>Wilson and Bridner, 126-27.</ref> | '''1850s:''' Miners from [[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]], [[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]], [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]], and [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]] immigrated to work western Maryland's coal deposits. The Nativist "{{wpd|Know Nothing Party}} was formed to resist this wave of immigration. <ref>Wilson and Bridner, 126-27.</ref> | ||
'''1850s:''' Former slaves like Harriet Tubman and Fredrick Douglas escaped from and through Maryland across the Mason-Dixon Line into Pennsylvania or Delaware. Quakers and others who lived in these states helped runaways on the "[http://ww2.mdslavery.net/ Underground Railroad]," a series of safe-houses leading farther north into Canada. The Underground Railroad helped runaways avoid being re-enslaved as a result of {{wpd|Fugitive slave act}}. <ref>Wilson and Brinder, 136-42.</ref> [[Image:{{Antietam}}]] | '''1850s:''' Former slaves like Harriet Tubman and Fredrick Douglas escaped from and through Maryland across the Mason-Dixon Line into Pennsylvania or Delaware. Quakers and others who lived in these states helped runaways on the "[http://ww2.mdslavery.net/ Underground Railroad]," a series of safe-houses leading farther north into Canada. The Underground Railroad helped runaways avoid being re-enslaved as a result of {{wpd|Fugitive slave act}}. <ref>Wilson and Brinder, 136-42.</ref> [[Image:{{Antietam}}]] | ||