Born at Riverview near here, Thomas Garrett was a prominent abolitionist and Underground Railroad activist. He moved to Wilmington, DE in 1822 and sent many fugitive slaves to his brothers at Riverview, Fernland Farms, and Thornfield. A devout Quaker and associate of Harriet Tubman and William Still, he was convicted and fined but still aided 2,700 freedom seekers, and his commitment to their emancipation was unwavering.
