what eventually came to be the Free Presbyterian Church, which may have had as many as 72 congregations before the coming of the Civil War. After the war, Rankin welcomed the reunion of the Presbyterian churches in Ripley. "Freedom's Heroes" In May 1892, six years after John Rankin's death, a monument aptly named "Freedom's Heroes", was dedicated to Rankin and his wife, Jean Lowry Rankin, on the grounds of the Maplewood Cemetery in Ripley, Ohio. "National Abolition Hall of Fame" Rankin was a 2013 Inductee into the National Abolition Hall of Fame in Peterboro, New York. Writings Archival material Archival material on Rankin is held by the Ohio Historical Society, Columbus. References Bibliography Hagedorn, Ann, Beyond The River: The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad. Simon & Schuster, 2002. Further reading External links Borderlander of Light: Rev. John Rankin and Ripley, Ohio 1820-1850 (reverendjohnrankin.org) John Rankin, a committed abolitionist The African American Registry John Rankin. Ohio History Central Aboard the Underground Railroad -- John Rankin House. National Park Service Cultural Resources The Rankin House. Ohio Historical Society The Rankin House. Ripley, Ohio: Freedom's Landing National Abolition Hall of Fame 1793 births 1886 deaths People from Ripley, Ohio American Presbyterian ministers People from Dandridge, Tennessee Underground Railroad people People from Carlisle, Kentucky Activists from Ohio Presbyterian abolitionists 19th-century American clergy