LAURA SMITH HAVILAND COMMEMORATIVE DRINKING FOUNTAIN
Historic Site — Lenawee County Historical Museum, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan
Status: Operating · Access: Open to public
Dossier: https://haunthunt.com/place/laura-smith-haviland-commemorative-drinking-fountain-michigan/

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Laura Smith Haviland Commemorative Drinking Fountain is a historic site in Adrian, Michigan, a National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom listing. 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 — the record is history-forward, no paranormal claims on file. The site is open to visitors.

Haviland is the bounty — the '$3,000' that's the on her head, the 'first station' that's the Michigan's '32 organized. The '1845' is the devastated — the 'husband, parents, child' that's the disease took, the 'survived' that's the continued serving. The 'fountain' is the verse — the 'I was thirsty' that's the Matthew inscribed, the '1909' that's the four women's statues in America.
The 'Raisin Institute' is the '39 — the 'school founded' that's the integrated learning, the 'Wesleyan' that's the left Quaker for stronger antislavery. The 'Civil War nurse' is the served — the 'Southern hospitals' that's the nursed enemies too, the 'Coldwater' that's the girls' school founded. Haviland is the honored — the 'Aunt Laura' that's the county's beloved, the '600 donors' that's the 5 cents to $500.
The file keeps Haviland: the $3,000 bounty, the devastating '45, the fountain's verse, and the nine-foot granite.
Laura Haviland Fountain is the archive's Michigan file — the thirst quenched.

WHY THIS FILE MATTERS
Laura Haviland's fountain is the archive's Michigan file — the monument that gives water.
A statue keeps its inscription — the file's suggestion being that Haviland's hold is the functional: the 'drinking fountain' that's the literalized her service, the '$3,000 bounty' that's the priced her compassion, and the 'fourth statue' that's the rarity honored.

HISTORY — 3 documented facts
· NPS includes this site in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. Laura Smith Haviland Commemorative Drinking Fountain's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer the museum itself interprets. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured against. The detail is preserved in 'Public NPS Network to Freedom listings, row 2, ID 01GA01'. It's the sort of fact that gives the haunting reports their context.
· Laura Smith Haviland Commemorative Drinking Fountain is documented on the National Park Service Network to Freedom for its role in the Underground Railroad. Laura Smith Haviland Commemorative Drinking Fountain'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 'NPS Network to Freedom listing' carry the record. It is the kind of fact the rest of the dossier leans on.
· Haviland’s work is documented. Laura Smith Haviland Commemorative Drinking Fountain'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 record appears in 'NPS Network to Freedom listing'. The date is part of the site's documented spine.

SOURCES — 3 cited
· Public NPS Network to Freedom listings, row 2, ID 01GA01 — National Park Service
  https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/sortable_dataset/undergroundrailroad/F0E29766-00A1-12E5-C3D062151C3F7E26/nri-NTFListings6426NOPIItable.csv?t=1784017173223
· NPS Network to Freedom listing — National Park Service
  https://www.nps.gov/subjects/ugrr/index.htm
· Underground Railroad — Wikipedia
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Railroad

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