{"id":3620,"slug":"old-calvary-methodist-church-putnam-ohio","story":[{"heading":null,"paragraphs":["Old Calvary is the meeting — the record pins Putnam, but the site stands near Moscow, Clermont County, the 'November 4, 1842' that's the community gathered. The 'Wigglesworth' is the kidnapped — the 'Fanny and four children' that's the dragged to Missouri, the 'heinous crime' that's the petitioned the governor. The 'Fisher, Utter' is the attended — the 'future congressman' that's the state senator too, the 'extradition' that's the kidnappers released.","The 'never returned' is the fate — the 'mystery' that's the family lost, the 'Fee' that's the agent went twice. The 'brick across' is the moved — the 'new church' that's the road's other side, the 'cemetery' that's the open still. Old Calvary is the condemned — the 'meeting' that's the formally denounced, the 'futile' that's the family stayed gone.","The file keeps Old Calvary: the '42 meeting, the Wigglesworth loss, the futile extradition, and the church across the road.","Old Calvary is the archive's Ohio file — the protest that failed."]},{"heading":"Why this file matters","paragraphs":["Old Calvary Methodist is the archive's Ohio file — the meeting that couldn't bring them back.","A site keeps its petition — the file's suggestion being that Calvary's hold is the futile: the 'heinous crime' that's the formally condemned, the 'two trips to Missouri' that's the tried and failed, and the 'mystery' that's the family's ending unknown."]}],"name":"Old Calvary Methodist Church","aliases":[],"type":"HISTORIC_SITE","type_label":"Historic Site","cats":["DARK_HISTORY","UNDERGROUND_RAILROAD_HISTORY","AFRICAN_AMERICAN_HISTORY","HISTORIC_SITE","RELIGIOUS","UNDERGROUND_RAILROAD"],"groups":["dark-history","historic-sites"],"desc":"The Methodist church—where the congregation aided the fugitives.","full_desc":"Old Calvary Methodist Church is a historic site in Putnam, Ohio, an NPS Network to Freedom. The Methodist church—where the congregation aided the fugitives. HauntHunt files it with Underground Railroad history, the Underground Railroad and African American history. The dossier holds 2 documented facts — the record is history-forward, no paranormal claims on file. 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It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. 'Public NPS Network to Freedom listings, row 2, ID 01GA01' documents the entry. It is the kind of fact the rest of the dossier leans on.","evidence":"HISTORICALLY_VERIFIED","date_start":null,"date_end":null,"confidence":null,"source":{"name":"Public NPS Network to Freedom listings, row 2, ID 01GA01","url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/sortable_dataset/undergroundrailroad/F0E29766-00A1-12E5-C3D062151C3F7E26/nri-NTFListings6426NOPIItable.csv?t=1784017173223","publisher":"National Park Service","type":"GOVERNMENT","authority":1}},{"description":"Old Calvary Methodist Church 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. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. The record appears in 'NPS Network to Freedom listing'. The date is part of the site's documented spine.","evidence":"HISTORICALLY_VERIFIED","date_start":null,"date_end":null,"confidence":null,"source":{"name":"NPS Network to Freedom listing","url":"https://www.nps.gov/subjects/ugrr/index.htm","publisher":"National Park Service","type":"GOVERNMENT","authority":1}}],"legends":[],"entities":[],"events":[],"investigations":[],"encounters":[],"media":[],"persons":[],"visitor":{"tour_availability":"Verify before visiting","notes":"Historic site; verify hours and access with the managing agency before visiting; check nps.gov for current hours and alerts.","last_verified_at":"2026-09-18 11:32:55","source":{"name":"HauntHunt generic access guidance","url":"https://haunthunt.com/about#access-guidance","publisher":"HauntHunt editorial","type":"DIRECTORY","authority":2}},"sources":[{"name":"Public NPS Network to Freedom listings, row 2, ID 01GA01","url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/sortable_dataset/undergroundrailroad/F0E29766-00A1-12E5-C3D062151C3F7E26/nri-NTFListings6426NOPIItable.csv?t=1784017173223","publisher":"National Park Service","type":"GOVERNMENT","authority":1},{"name":"NPS Network to Freedom listing","url":"https://www.nps.gov/subjects/ugrr/index.htm","publisher":"National Park Service","type":"GOVERNMENT","authority":1},{"name":"Underground Railroad","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Railroad","publisher":"Wikipedia","type":"ENCYCLOPEDIA","authority":4}],"conflicts":[],"wiki":null,"counts":{"claims":0,"history":2,"legends":0,"entities":0,"sources":3}}