Images
Current Images
Slideshow of Parker House and surrounding area:
It should be noted, there are no known photographs of John P.Parker!
There is, however, one intriguing photograph, which can be viewed here, which shows the dedication of a monument to John Rankin (1793-1886) and his wife, Jean Lowrey
(1795-1878), “Freedom’s Heroes”, on the grounds of the Cemetary in Ripley, Ohio, May 1892. Note the African-American man on the far right. Could this be John Parker?
Past Images
Articles and History
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- Photograph of the John P. Parker house at Ripley, Ohio. The photograph
is dated May 1910. - Photograph of the dedication of a monument to John Rankin (1793-1886)
and his wife, Jean Lowrey (1795-1878), “Freedom’s Heroes”,
on the grounds of the Cemetary in Ripley, Ohio, May 1892.(Is this
John Parker on the far right?) - Photograph of exterior of the Ripley Foundry which was founded, owned, and managed
by John Parker (1827-1900). - Interior Photograph of the machine shop of the Ripley Foundry
which was founded, owned and managed by John Parker
(1827-1900). - Another Interior Photograph of the machine shop of the Ripley Foundry
which was founded, owned and managed by John Parker
(1827-1900). - Photograph of the “freedom stairway”, the steps leading
from the Ohio River to the John Rankin House,
Ripley, Ohio. - Photograph showing the raising of the lantern on the flagpole
at the John Rankin House in Ripley, Ohio. The
lantern was a signal to fugitive slaves to cross
the Ohio River. - Photograph
of Captain Richard C. Rankin (1821-1899), son of the Reverend John Rankin and
guide of fugitive slaves at Ripley, Brown County,
Ohio. - Photograph of Aunt Polly Jackson, an African-American resident of Ripley,
Ohio, who according to legend fought off slave catchers with a kettle
of hot water and a butcher knife. - Photograph of Rhoda Jones, the oldest resident of Africa (a settlement of free African-Americans
established on a hillside above Ripley,
Ohio), who was a conducted on the Underground Railroad. The photograph
is dated May 1910.
Links
The following links contain articles, stories and information about
John Parker. (all open in a new window)
- The Autobiography of John Parker An On-line Archival Collection (the official JOHN PARKER AUTOBIOGRAPHY site,
maintained by the Special Collections Library at Duke University). - John P. Parker, Conductor, on the Underground Railroad
- John P. Parker, abolitionist and inventor