An intact, original Underground Railroad station, a house that still stands exactly where it stood when freedom-seekers hid in its attic and cellar on the route north. Built in 1768 by Quaker abolitionists, the Johnson family used it to shelter freedom-seekers for decades. The attic space, the hiding places, the escape routes are still there.
This is not a recreation. This is the actual house. Standing in that space is not a history lesson. It is a reckoning, the kind that only a physical place can deliver. Bring your children here before you bring them to Independence Hall.
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