Leverton House Finding Safe Haven - Preston, MD
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 38° 42.300 W 075° 53.418
18S E 422587 N 4284417
Refugees from slavery came here for temporary sanctuary.
Waymark Code: WM11XT0
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2020
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Leverton House Finding Safe Haven
— Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
Refugees from slavery came here for temporary sanctuary.
Under the cover of darkness, they crept across these fields toward the home of Quaker Jacob and Hannah Leverton. The house, a rare, documented Underground Railroad station, still stands at the end of this driveway. All along the many paths to freedom, “agents” like the Levertons provided food, clothing, comfort, and transportation.
This safe house anchored a refuge that also included the homes of the free black millwright, Daniel Hubbard, Quaker neighbors, Arthur Leverton and Jonah Kelley, and Harriet Tubman’s father, Ben Ross. Agents faced considerable risks, and these families paid dearly for helping the enslaved to freedom.
A slave owner sued Jacob Leverton, who admitted helping a bruised and beaten slave girl. Even worse, an angry mob forced Arthur and Daniel to leave their homes and families and flee for their lives.
Address: 3531 Seaman Road Preston, MD USA 21655
Site Details: None
Open to the public?: Public
Name of organization who placed the marker: Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
Web site: Not listed
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