Camp Greene and Contraband Camp
A historic site in Washington, Washington, D.C., a National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom listing, Camp Greene and Contraband Camp is filed here for what the record attaches to it. NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad. It sits in the archive under dark history, Underground Railroad history and the Underground Railroad. The dossier holds 2 documented facts — a documented spine with no haunting reports attached. The site is open to visitors.
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Is Camp Greene and Contraband Camp haunted?
No claims are filed here — the record keeps this place for its documented history, not for a haunting on file.
The record — long form
Camp Greene is the island — the 'Roosevelt Island' that's the Analostan then, the 'first USCT' that's the '63 mustered. The 'contraband' is the repurposed — the 'freed seeking work' that's the camp's second, the 'hundreds died' that's the neglect's toll. The 'Quakers fed' is the eased — the 'school, hospital' that's the Friends' aid, the 'subsistence farm' that's the permission granted.
The '800 enlisted' is the trained — the 'November '63' that's the barracks filled, the 'seven dollars' that's the half pay. The 'fled conditions' is the emptied — the '500 left' that's the '65 remainder, the 'Arlington moved' that's the Freedman's Village. Camp Greene is the doubled — the 'soldiers first' that's the glory's start, the 'refugees second' that's the failure's record.
The file keeps Camp Greene: the first USCT, the contraband camp, the hundreds dead, and the Quaker aid.
Camp Greene is the archive's D.C. file — the island that mustered then starved.
Why this file matters
Camp Greene is the archive's D.C. file — the island of first enlistment and last neglect.
An island keeps its camp — the file's suggestion being that Greene's hold is the doubled: the 'first USCT' that's the honor made, the 'hundreds died' that's the shame kept, and the 'Roosevelt' that's the name's cover.
Two accounts on file
NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.
The camp—where the freed people gathered in the capital.
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National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom listing
NPS Network to Freedom
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Government-registry discovery record, unique ID 10DC01, source row 212. Inclusion concerns slavery, freedom-seeking and resistance history; no haunting is inferred. City, coordinates and detailed history are not inferred from the name. The source Year Established field is not treated as year built/opened.
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Documented history
NPS includes this site in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. A documented site gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that record. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. The detail is preserved in 'Public NPS Network to Freedom listings, row 2, ID 01GA01'. The date is part of the site's documented spine.
Verified historyNational Park ServiceCamp Greene and Contraband Camp is documented on the National Park Service Network to Freedom for its role in the Underground Railroad. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured against. 'NPS Network to Freedom listing' documents the entry. The date is part of the site's documented spine.
Verified historyNational Park Service
Sources on file
- 01Public NPS Network to Freedom listings, row 2, ID 01GA01National Park Service · government · A1
- 02NPS Network to Freedom listingNational Park Service · government · A1
- 03Underground RailroadWikipedia · encyclopedia · A4
Field notes & open questions
Government-registry discovery record, unique ID 10DC01, source row 212. Inclusion concerns slavery, freedom-seeking and resistance history; no haunting is inferred. City, coordinates and detailed history are not inferred from the name. The source Year Established field is not treated as year built/opened.