 Several townsfolk and local historians claim that Montrose played a significant role in the Northern Trail of the Underground Railroad, and that several escaped slaves families were housed temporarily in town.Folklore has it that many of these families remained in Montrose or Susquehanna County after the War.Numerous local residents sought historical landmark status for their homes in the 20th and 21st centuries based on local lore about the Railroad, but many were denied by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission due to lack of evidence that the rumored events took place.