NYC has bought a house believed to be a way house on the Underground Railroad.
It had been threatened for demolition and was singled out in a press release. Here is a portion:
https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/about/press-releases/pr051004b.pdf
Following extensive research, no evidence has been found to substantiate the existence of Underground Railroad activity at 233 and 229 Duffield and 434 Albee Square West. Nevertheless, when redevelopment occurs at these sites, test borings will be conducted to ascertain if there is any evidence of tunnels that include Underground Railroad artifacts.
I'm not sure but it looks like the people responsible for the press release actually think the Underground Railroad was an underground rail system as they say they will do test borings for tunnels.
Are they that dense?
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