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Delaware State House

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A historic site in Dover, Delaware, a National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom listing, Delaware State House is filed here for what the record attaches to it. NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad. HauntHunt files it with 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.

Archive note: 3 conflicting records
Status
Operating
Designation
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom listing
Coordinates
39.161, -75.522 · Approximate (city centroid)
County
Kent

NPS public listing access field: Yes. This is a listing snapshot; current arrangements still require confirmation.

Is Delaware State House 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

The State House is the sold — the 'Burris auctioned' that's the steps' shame, the '$500' that's the abolitionist's bid. The 'free man sold' is the law — the '14 years' that's the sentence served, the 'posed as trader' that's the rescue's ruse. The 'pardoned '15' is the returned — the 'same courtroom' that's the 168 years later, the 'Markell's words' that's the hero named.

The 'first capitol' is the stood — the '1791' that's the Georgian built, the 'courtroom kept' that's the ground floor. The 'law written' is the source — the '1837 statute' that's the sale made legal, the 'highest bidder' that's the free man's price. The State House is the doubled — the 'justice's seat' that's the law's home, the 'injustice done' that's the Burris case.

The file keeps the State House: the auction steps, the posed trader, the same-room pardon, and the law's words.

Delaware State House is the archive's Delaware file — where a free man was sold then pardoned.

Why this file matters

Delaware State House is the archive's Delaware file — the steps where Burris was sold.

A capitol keeps its shame — the file's suggestion being that the building's hold is the doubled: the 'sold on steps' that's the law's act, the 'posed bidder' that's the rescue's nerve, and the 'same courtroom' that's the pardon's circle.

Two accounts on file

Short Description
On file

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Also reported

The Dover statehouse—where the state’s laws were argued.

Preserve both source-backed variants; no automatic overwrite.

Historic Designation
On file

National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom listing

Also reported

NPS Network to Freedom

Preserve both source-backed variants; no automatic overwrite.

Research Notes
On file

Government-registry discovery record, unique ID 07DE01, source row 142. 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.

Also reported

UGRR enrichment wave 4; VERIFY task auto-queued.

Preserve both source-backed variants; no automatic overwrite.

Documented history

  • NPS includes this site in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. The detail is preserved in 'Public NPS Network to Freedom listings, row 2, ID 01GA01'. Documented ground is what separates this file from pure legend — this is part of it.

    Verified historyNational Park Service
  • Delaware State House 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. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging. The record appears in 'NPS Network to Freedom listing'. The detail belongs to the verified spine of the entry.

    Verified historyNational Park Service

Sources on file

Field notes & open questions

Government-registry discovery record, unique ID 07DE01, source row 142. 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.

"Delaware State House." HauntHunt dossier 0719, https://haunthunt.com/place/delaware-state-house-delaware/ (file amended October 2, 2026).

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