John Hunn was chief engineer of the Underground Rail Road in the State of Del. and the richest man in Del. He was convicted and fined in 1846 by the U.S. Dist. Court, and later Del. fined him twice for $10,000.00 each, but he was advised the fines would not be imposed if he promised not to continue aiding fugitives in their escape from slavery. Instead, Hunn avowed that he would never withhold a helping hand from the down-trodden in their hour of distress. His great land holdings and all his possessions were sold at sheriff's sale, his family was left utterly destitute, and he nevertheless continued his efforts to abolish slavery until the great proclamation by Abraham Lincoln. His son, "Honest" John Hunn Jr., while Gov. of Del. from 1901-05, was the first to advocate that women be admitted to the Univ. of Del. and that a paved highway be constructed the entire length of Del.; he is also buried here.