A passageway hidden below a dresser at the Merchant’s House Museum had long been a mystery. Then researchers learned that the home’s original builder was an abolitionist.
A hidden passageway at Manhattan’s Merchant’s House Museum may be New York City’s earliest Underground Railroad site.
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'Safe House' Linked to the Underground Railroad Found Hidden Inside the Walls of N.Y.C. Museum
“It’s a critical piece of the overall struggle for freedom and justice,” said one city councilmember ...
The Underground Railroad was a secret pathway to freedom for enslaved people escaping north, through woods, tunnels, private ...
The Merchant’s House Museum in NoHo has unveiled a hidden passage inside a seemingly ordinary piece of furniture. Museum ...
A previously unknown site connected to the Underground Railroad was discovered in Manhattan this week. The Merchant's House ...
The Merchant's House Museum in Manhattan, a home built in 1832 by Joseph Brewster, has always been part of New York City's ...
The Merchant's House is the first landmarked building in Manhattan. It was built on East 4th Street by Joseph Brewster, a ...
A living piece of Black history has been newly uncovered at a historic New York City institution. A portion of the ...
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Part of Underground Railroad found in closet of Merchant House Museum in the East Village
The Underground Railroad was a secret pathway to freedom for enslaved people escaping north, through woods, tunnels, private ...
Small opening cut into floor at Merchant’s House Museum indicates site was probably used as ‘safe house’, experts say ...
The secret passageway linked by a hidden dresser in the historic residence dates back to the 1830s.
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