MILTON, Wis (SPECTRUM NEWS) -- If you are looking for a way to honor Black History Month, you might consider a trip to Rock County to see the last stop on the underground railroad, the Milton House.

Freedom seekers hid under potato sacks in wagons, before being brought to the back of the historic inn.  Slaves were then taken through an outdoor food preparation cabin with a trap door to a secret small, narrow tunnel.

"You had to crawl through this in total darkness, it was earthen," The Milton House’s Assistant Director Doug Welch said.

It  was all to reach the basement root cellar.  Welch says slaves would stay there until there was safe passage through Milwaukee or Racine.  He says the effort was all thanks  to the Abolitionist, Joseph Goodrich, his family and the Seventh Day Baptist community — who  always wanted to do the right thing.

"They were people with strong convictions, they didn’t just give lip service," Welch said. "They put their convictions into actions to actually help people," he added.

While it is believed multiple people hid in the Milton Inn’s root cellar, only one written history from a former slave was recorded.  

Learn more about the Milton House, here.