Kaufman's Station at Boiling Springs
A historic site in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, a National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom listing, Kaufman's Station at Boiling Springs 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 3 documented facts — a documented spine with no haunting reports attached. The site is open to visitors.
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Is Kaufman's Station at Boiling Springs 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
Kaufman is the seventeen — the '1835' that's the agent at 17, the 'Island Grove' that's the half-mile hiding. The 'thirteen' is the traced — the '1847' that's the last seen at his farm, the 'three trials' that's the '48-52 dragged on. The 'last convicted' is the record — the '1793 Act' that's the final abolitionist fined under, the '$5,000' that's the 1852 penalty.
The 'ironworks' is the ally — the 'Black employees' that's the helped pass seekers, the 'Yellow Breeches' that's the creek's name. The 'laid out' is the builder — the '1845' that's the village founded, the '1902' that's the last surviving agent died. Kaufman is the persistent — the 'teenage start' that's the twelve years operating, the 'fined but free' that's the never recanted.
The file keeps Kaufman: the 17-year-old agent, the thirteen traced, the $5,000 fine, and the village he founded.
Kaufman's Station is the archive's Pennsylvania file — the convicted teenager.
Why this file matters
Kaufman's Station is the archive's Pennsylvania file — the last man fined for helping.
A village keeps its agent — the file's suggestion being that Kaufman's hold is the prosecuted: the 'thirteen traced' that's the evidence the court needed, the 'three trials' that's the four years of law, and the 'last convicted' that's the 1793 Act's final victim.
Two accounts on file
NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.
The Kaufman station—where the fugitives hid.
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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 14PA03, source row 301. 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. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. 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 ServiceKaufman's Station at Boiling Springs 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. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. Sources including 'NPS Network to Freedom listing' carry the record. Documented ground is what separates this file from pure legend — this is part of it.
Verified historyNational Park ServiceThe station’s work is documented. 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 detail is preserved in 'NPS Network to Freedom listing'. It's the sort of fact that gives the haunting reports their context.
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 14PA03, source row 301. 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.