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Dossier 3638Historic SiteMedium 68

Dr. William E. Thompson House

Oberlin, Ohio1 min readFile amended Directions

Dr. William E. Thompson House is a historic site in Oberlin, Ohio, an NPS Network to Freedom. The doctor’s house—where Thompson sheltered the fugitives. HauntHunt files it with Underground Railroad history, the Underground Railroad and African American history. The dossier holds 2 documented facts — the record is history-forward, no paranormal claims on file. The site is open to visitors.

Archive note: 3 sources on file
Status
Operating
Designation
NPS Network to Freedom
Coordinates
41.286, -82.220 · Approximate (city centroid)

Is Dr. William E. Thompson 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

Thompson is the teen conductor — the 'bloodhounds' that's the shot, the 'muzzle-loader' that's the crack shot. The 'Bethel depot' is the sworn — the '1930 statement' that's the notarized at 95, the 'Elklick' that's the guided to. The '104' is the lived — the 'voted twice for Lincoln' that's the boast, the 'radio interview' that's the '39.

The 'two houses' is the stations — the 'boyhood brick' that's the '35, the 'Plane Street office' that's the adult. The 'eight decades' is the practiced — the 'physician' that's the till the end, the 'record pin' that's the says Oberlin. Thompson is the last link — the 'sworn testimony' that's the living memory, the '1940' that's the died.

The file keeps Thompson House: the shot bloodhounds, the teen conductor, the 104 years, and the sworn statement.

Dr. Thompson House is the archive's Ohio file — the last living conductor.

Why this file matters

Dr. Thompson House is the archive's Ohio file — the memory in person.

A house keeps its rifle — the file's suggestion being that Thompson's hold is the witnessed: the 'bloodhounds' that's the shot for fugitives, the 'sworn at 95' that's the testified, and the 'voted for Lincoln' that's the span.

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 record appears 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
  • Dr. William E. Thompson House is documented on the National Park Service Network to Freedom for its role in the Underground Railroad. 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. '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

Field notes & open questions

UGRR enrichment wave 1; VERIFY task auto-queued.

"Dr. William E. Thompson House." HauntHunt dossier 3638, https://haunthunt.com/place/dr-william-e-thompson-house-oberlin-ohio/ (file amended October 2, 2026).

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