James C. Jordan House
James C. Jordan House is a historic site in West Des Moines, Iowa, a National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom listing. 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 3 documented facts — the record is history-forward, no paranormal claims on file. The site is open to visitors.
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Is James C. Jordan 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
Jordan House is the chief conductor — the 'Polk County' that's the titled him, the '1850' that's the basement-first build. The 'John Brown' is the guest — the 'twice' that's the stayed, the 'twelve slaves' that's the led through once. The 'senator' is the cover — the 'moved the capital' that's the to Des Moines, the 'railroad' that's the brought to Valley Junction.
The 'fields and barns' is the hides — the 'outbuildings' that's the hid the seekers, the 'enormous oaks' that's the gone now. The 'Virginia' is the born — the 'Greenbrier' that's the slave state raised, the 'Uncle Jimmy' that's the hospitality. Jordan is the rule-breaker — the 'state senator' that's the broke federal law, the 'Fugitive Act' that's the defied daily.
The file keeps Jordan House: the chief conductor, Brown's two stays, the basement rooms, and the senator's double life.
Jordan House is the archive's Iowa file — the lawmaker who broke law.
Why this file matters
Jordan House is the archive's Iowa file — the politician's secret basement.
A house keeps its senator — the file's suggestion being that Jordan's hold is the doubled: the 'chief conductor' that's the titled in secret, the 'capital moved' that's the public fame, and the 'Brown' that's the slept there twice.
Two accounts on file
NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.
The West Des Moines house—where Jordan sheltered the fugitives.
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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 03IA01, source row 60. 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. James C. Jordan House's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer the museum itself interprets. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. Sources including 'Public NPS Network to Freedom listings, row 2, ID 01GA01' carry the record. The detail belongs to the verified spine of the entry.
Verified historyNational Park ServiceJames C. Jordan House is documented on the National Park Service Network to Freedom for its role in the Underground Railroad. James C. Jordan House's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer the museum itself interprets. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. The detail is preserved in 'NPS Network to Freedom listing'. The date is part of the site's documented spine.
Verified historyNational Park ServiceJordan’s work is documented. A documented site gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that record. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured against. Sources including 'NPS Network to Freedom listing' carry the record. It is the kind of fact the rest of the dossier leans on.
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 03IA01, source row 60. 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.