Brennan Dolan, cultural resources team lead and tribal liaison for the Iowa Department of Transportation, discusses the Underground Railroad's connection to America 250 themes at the Hitchcock Nature Center in Honey Creek on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
Barry Jurgensen, Midwest regional manager of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, delivers a presentation on the Underground Railroad at the Hitchcock Nature Center in Honey Creek on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
Barry Jurgensen, Midwest regional manager of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, delivers a presentation on the Underground Railroad at the Hitchcock Nature Center in Honey Creek on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
Brennan Dolan, cultural resources team lead and tribal liaison for the Iowa Department of Transportation, discusses the “Iowa’s America 250 Scenic Byways Road Trip” series t the Hitchcock Nature Center in Honey Creek on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
An audience members snaps a photo of a slide showing the Underground Railroad stations across Iowa on Saturday, April 11, 2026, during a presentation in Honey Creek.
Barry Jurgensen, Midwest regional manager of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, discusses walking from Nebraska City, Neb., to Chicago during a presentation at the Hitchcock Nature Center in Honey Creek on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
Evette Thornburg of Council Bluffs, left, and Ray Carlson of Clarinda, right, tour the Hitchcock House in Lewis with tour guide Michelle Harfield in a 2017 file photo.
The basement of the Hitchcock House in Lewis is shown in a 2008 file photo. The secret room was used to hide freedom seekers when they faced danger at the Underground Railroad station. A cupboard was used to block the doorway to the secret room.
A close-up of a slide during Barry Jurgensen's presentation on the Underground Railroad on Saturday, April 11, 2026, shows Underground Railroad stations in Southwest Iowa identified in a master's thesis by Cecil Turton.
Barry Jurgensen, Midwest regional manager of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, delivers a presentation on the Underground Railroad at the Hitchcock Nature Center in Honey Creek on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
Barry Jurgensen, Midwest regional manager of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, discusses the story of John Williamson in Council Bluffs during a presentation at the Hitchcock Nature Center in Honey Creek on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
A close-up of a slide during Barry Jurgensen's presentation on the Underground Railroad on Saturday, April 11, 2026, shows Underground Railroad stations in Southwest Iowa identified in a master's thesis by Cecil Turton.
Barry Jurgensen, Midwest regional manager of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, delivers a presentation on the Underground Railroad at the Hitchcock Nature Center in Honey Creek on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
The basement of the Hitchcock House in Lewis is shown in a 2008 file photo. The secret room was used to hide freedom seekers when they faced danger at the Underground Railroad station. A cupboard was used to block the doorway to the secret room.
Evette Thornburg of Council Bluffs, left, and Ray Carlson of Clarinda, right, tour the Hitchcock House in Lewis with tour guide Michelle Harfield in a 2017 file photo.
An audience members snaps a photo of a slide showing the Underground Railroad stations across Iowa on Saturday, April 11, 2026, during a presentation in Honey Creek.
Barry Jurgensen, Midwest regional manager of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, delivers a presentation on the Underground Railroad at the Hitchcock Nature Center in Honey Creek on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
Barry Jurgensen, Midwest regional manager of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, delivers a presentation on the Underground Railroad at the Hitchcock Nature Center in Honey Creek on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
