Several locations in the region were alleged to be stops on the Underground Railroad.
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Note that Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, about 25 miles (40 km) east of Cincinnati.
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Antebellum Cincinnati played a large role in the abolitionist movement, partially due to its location as a major city in the free state of Ohio directly across the river from the slave state Kentucky.
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