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The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to announce the launch of a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio. This website shares information about the study process and seeks your input in evaluating the site as a potential unit of the national park system.
Public Law 117-328 Sec. 631 directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio. Using congressionally established criteria, the National Park Service will determine if the site meets the criteria for inclusion in the national park system. The Secretary of the Interior will then submit the findings and a recommendation to Congress.
John P. Parker was a significant figure within the American antislavery movement and the Underground Railroad. Born enslaved around 1827, Parker purchased his freedom and became an abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, entrepreneur, inventor, and mentor. One of many African American conductors on the Underground Railroad in the decades before the Civil War, Parker's significance is magnified because his role is well documented in local records and his autobiographical reminiscences. Parker's home was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1997 and is part of the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. The John P. Parker Historical Society preserves and interprets the historic site.
We encourage you to learn more about the special resource study process and share your thoughts by visiting the "Open for Comment" link on the left sidebar and selecting the "John P Parker House Special Resource Study Newsletter". The public comment period will be open from July 11 to September 8, 2024.
Public Law 117-328 Sec. 631 directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio. Using congressionally established criteria, the National Park Service will determine if the site meets the criteria for inclusion in the national park system. The Secretary of the Interior will then submit the findings and a recommendation to Congress.
John P. Parker was a significant figure within the American antislavery movement and the Underground Railroad. Born enslaved around 1827, Parker purchased his freedom and became an abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, entrepreneur, inventor, and mentor. One of many African American conductors on the Underground Railroad in the decades before the Civil War, Parker's significance is magnified because his role is well documented in local records and his autobiographical reminiscences. Parker's home was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1997 and is part of the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. The John P. Parker Historical Society preserves and interprets the historic site.
We encourage you to learn more about the special resource study process and share your thoughts by visiting the "Open for Comment" link on the left sidebar and selecting the "John P Parker House Special Resource Study Newsletter". The public comment period will be open from July 11 to September 8, 2024.