Silliven Marker
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A stone marker notes that the cabin was a stop on the Underground Railroad. It also notes that “tradition” tells that Eliza rested at this cabin while on her journey to Canada. The word tradition is interesting, as it denotes that this story stems from local oral history.
This file appears in: Cabin of Jimmy and Rachel Silliven
Cabin of Jimmy and Rachel Silliven
Much of what we know today about the experiences of enslaved peoples on the Underground Railroad comes to us through oral testimonies given after the fact or passed down through the generations. One testimony describes Eliza traveling through…