They spent 29 days digging and shaping the underground house using simple tools and steady effort. The soil had to be removed carefully while forming the walls and main room. After finishing the ...

They spent 90 days digging and shaping the ground to build a two-story underground house. Each level had to be formed carefully so the structure would stay stable beneath the surface. After the house ...

Manhattan historians recently discovered a link to the Underground Railroad at the Merchant's House Museum.

The safe house went by undetected until almost a century later. A hidden safe house once used by the Underground Railroad has been discovered within a famed NYC landmark museum. Inside the Merchant’s ...

While the NYC Merchant House is famous for its grandiose nature, the truth lying underneath the ground floor is a more humbling representation of Black American history. For years, a 19th-century ...

Two generations of a wealthy New York City family were oblivious to a secret inside their home: a passageway of the underground railroad.

“It’s a critical piece of the overall struggle for freedom and justice,” said one city councilmember A "safe house" tied to the Underground Railroad was recently discovered in a New York City museum ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: An 1832 New York City home that ...