Hays-Heighe House - Bel Air, MD
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N 39° 33.628 W 076° 16.980
18S E 389782 N 4379761
A historic home now located on the Harford Community College campus in Bel Air, Maryland. In 1860, Sam Archer escaped enslavement from this property to Pennsylvania. His experience is documented by William Still in his book, The Underground Railroad.
Waymark Code: WM14K2X
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/18/2021
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Taken from Wikipedia, "The Hays-Heighe House is a historic home located on the campus of Harford Community College near Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It is a five bay long, two bay deep stone house with a gable roof and massive brick chimneys on each gable, built in 1808. On the east is a five bay long, two-story stone wing. Its initial owner, Thomas A. Hays, was one of the founders of the town of Bel Air.
The Hays-Heighe House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972."
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