John Rankin House

Infobox_nrhp | name =John Rankin House
nrhp_type = nhl

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caption =
nearest_city= Ripley, Ohio
lat_degrees = 38
lat_minutes = 45
lat_seconds = 4
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 83
long_minutes = 50
long_seconds = 32
long_direction = W
locmapin = Ohio
area =
built =1828
architect= unknown
architecture= No Style Listed
designated = February 18, 1997cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2209&ResourceType=Building
title=John Rankin House |accessdate=2008-06-16|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = November 10, 1970cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = State
refnum=70000485The John Rankin House is a National Historic Landmark in Ripley, Ohio. It was home to Presbyterian abolitionist John Rankin, and was one of the original stops on the Underground Railroad. Harriet Beecher Stowe's visit to Rankin provided the story that became Uncle Tom's Cabin. [cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/iwisapi/explorer.dll?IWS_SCHEMA=NRIS1&IWS_LOGIN=1&IWS_REPORT=100000044|date=2008-06-16|work= John Rankin House|publisher=National Park Service]

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External links

[http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/underground/oh3.htm Aboard the Underground Railroad] National Park Service