Hidden Secrets Unveiled: Underground Railroad Hideout Found Within New York’s Merchant’s House
In a statement from the Merchant’s House Museum, architectural historian Patrick Ciccone agreed with Hill-Wright’s emphasis on the significance of this discovery. “Given how very, very few physical traces of the Underground Railroad survive anywhere in the U.S., the existence and physical integrity of this space give the 1832 landmark Merchant’s House additional magnitudes of incalculable historical significance.”
After reading about the Underground Railroad stop that was discovered in an historic New York City home, go inside the incredible story of Underground Railroad “conductor” Harriet Tubman. Then, learn about the Pearl Incident, the largest attempted slave escape in American history.














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