TheOneBehindYourDog t1_j8ef4hf wrote on February 13, 2023 at 6:28 PM Reply to comment by _PM_ME_YOUR_FORESKIN in TIL of Africa, Ohio, USA, the only town in the world named after the Underground Railroad, the series of networks to help slaves escape Southern US slave states. The name is derived from a mocking comment from a pro-slavery neighbor referring to the the community of escaped slaves there as Africa. by vrphotosguy55 And 2:34 from Amsterdam 2:25 from Poland 2:17 from Oxford 2:16 from Moscow 2 hours from Cairo 1:50 from Milan 1:30 from Athens You can travel half of Europe and part of Africa in Ohio. Permalink Parent 14
TheOneBehindYourDog t1_j8ef4hf wrote
Reply to comment by _PM_ME_YOUR_FORESKIN in TIL of Africa, Ohio, USA, the only town in the world named after the Underground Railroad, the series of networks to help slaves escape Southern US slave states. The name is derived from a mocking comment from a pro-slavery neighbor referring to the the community of escaped slaves there as Africa. by vrphotosguy55
And
2:34 from Amsterdam
2:25 from Poland
2:17 from Oxford
2:16 from Moscow
2 hours from Cairo
1:50 from Milan
1:30 from Athens
You can travel half of Europe and part of Africa in Ohio.