It was not until several years later when visited by decedents of former owners did they learn the significance of the property they had bought. One afternoon, without warning, slave hunters arrived at the property on a tip that Kitty was living there. Kitty escaped capture by slipping through a trap door onto a outside roof leading to a remote summer kitchen. Never found by the bounty hunters, Kitty spent her remaining days with the McCracken family. Kitty and her room are now part of my family's history.
Search continues Tracing the underground railroad is an arduous task.
Due to the clandestine nature of the operation, records were not kept. Therefore, very little primary source material or documentation of sites exist. In addition, a number of suspected stops have been destroyed or simply left to disintegrate over the years. Myths and legend abound when researching the trackless train. Stories have been passed down from generation to generation about familial heroism in aiding fugitive slaves.