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===Underground Railroad=== Rider's Inn opened on June 16, 1812, on what is now [[US Route 20]] to serve weary travelers passing through Painesville. But later in the 19th century it served a greater purpose โ as a stop on the [[Underground Railroad]]. The freedom seekers would come to a dry [[well]] located behind the inn. There, they would find a ladder leading down to a door to the inn's basement. Fugitive [[slaves]] were able to rest and recharge before making their way across [[Lake Erie]] into [[Canada]]. Over the years, historians estimate that 3,000 former slaves came through Rider's Inn. The inn served as a meeting spot for the [[anti-slavery]] committee in town, and documents have been found detailing their [[abolitionist]] movement. After over two hundred years, Riders inn became a bed and breakfast locally owned by two business women. During this ownership the underground tunnel used to hide slaves had caved in and couldnโt be entered again. In 2025 Riders Inn closed and remains unoccupied. Historical photographs, memorabilia and documents such as the anti-slavery ''Bugle'' are currently on display in the main lobby and can be visible by looking in windows.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wandercuse.com/discover-riders-inn-a-haunted-hotel-in-ohio/ |title=Discover Rider's Inn - A Haunted Hotel in Ohio with 200 Years of History |website=wandercuse.com |access-date=2024-02-24}}</ref>
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