Laura Smith Haviland Commemorative Drinking Fountain
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.
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Is Laura Smith Haviland Commemorative Drinking Fountain 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
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.
Two accounts on file
NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.
The Adrian fountain—honoring the Quaker who escorted fugitives south.
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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 14MI02, source row 288. 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. 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.
Verified historyNational Park ServiceLaura 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.
Verified historyNational Park ServiceHaviland’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.
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 14MI02, source row 288. 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.