New Castle Court House
New Castle Court House is a historic site in New Castle, Delaware, a National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom listing. NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad. The archive files it under dark history, Underground Railroad history and the Underground Railroad. The dossier holds 2 documented facts — the record is history-forward, no paranormal claims on file. The site is open to visitors.
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Is New Castle Court 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
New Castle is the judged — the 'Taney presided' that's the '48 trials, the 'Dred Scott author' that's the irony sat. The 'Garrett fined' is the broke — the 'thousands lost' that's the ruin dealt, the 'defiant' that's the courtroom's word: he'd keep helping regardless. The 'Hawkins freed' is the won — the 'family jailed' that's the '45 caught, the 'Booth's wagon' that's the judge's loophole.
The 'oldest standing' is the kept — the '1732' that's the courthouse's age, the 'all jurisdictions' that's the law's home. The 'Hunn ruined' is the shared — the 'Quaker banker' that's the partner fined, the 'fined together' that's the price split. New Castle is the staged — the 'freedom's trial' that's the theater held, the 'Taney presiding' that's the highest irony.
The file keeps New Castle: Taney's bench, Garrett's defiance, the Hawkins' release, and the oldest courtroom.
New Castle Court House is the archive's Delaware file — where Taney tried the conductors.
Why this file matters
New Castle Court House is the archive's Delaware file — where the future Dred Scott author tried Garrett and Hunn.
A courtroom keeps its irony — the file's suggestion being that New Castle's hold is the sat: the 'Taney presided' that's the judge's name, the 'Garrett defied' that's the bankrupt's word, and the 'Hawkins freed' that's the system's crack.
Two accounts on file
NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.
The courthouse—where Garrett was tried for aiding 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 07DE02, source row 143. 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. New Castle Court 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 record appears in 'Public NPS Network to Freedom listings, row 2, ID 01GA01'. The entry's timeline holds it; the lore holds the rest.
Verified historyNational Park ServiceNew Castle Court House is documented on the National Park Service Network to Freedom for its role in the Underground Railroad. New Castle Court House's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer the museum itself interprets. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. The detail is preserved in 'NPS Network to Freedom listing'. Documented ground is what separates this file from pure legend — this is part of it.
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 07DE02, source row 143. 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.