Leverton House

Refugees from slavery came here for temporary sanctuary, creeping across these fields under cover of darkness toward the home of Quaker Jacob and Hannah Leverton. Their house, a rare documented Underground Railroad station, still stands at the end of this driveway. 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. These agents faced considerable risks, and these families paid dearly for helping enslaved people to freedom. A slave owner sued Jacob Leverton, who admitted helping a bruised and beaten slave girl, and an angry mob forced Arthur and Daniel to leave their homes and families and flee for their lives.

Maryland · United States