{"id":571,"slug":"starr-clark-tin-shop-and-underground-railroad-museum-mexico-new-york","story":[{"heading":null,"paragraphs":["Starr Clark's is the hub — the 'tin shop' that's the meeting disguised, the 'last stop' that's the Oswego before Canada. The 'Jerry Henry' is the sheltered — the 'fled Syracuse' that's the '51 rescue, the 'Mexico refuge' that's the next station. The 'gossip then abolition' is the turned — the 'mail collected' that's the cover's use, the 'Clark brought up' that's the talk steered.","The 'Vigilance Committee' is the organized — the 'conductor' that's the Clark's role, the 'planned escapes' that's the network worked. The 'plank walls' is the kept — the '1832' that's the shop's age, the 'restored' that's the tavern undone. Starr Clark's is the working — the 'stove pipes' that's the front's trade, the 'freedom hub' that's the back's work.","The file keeps the shop: the Jerry rescue, the gossip cover, the last stop, and the plank walls.","Starr Clark's is the archive's New York file — the tin shop that sold freedom."]},{"heading":"Why this file matters","paragraphs":["Starr Clark's is the archive's New York file — the hardware store that was a station.","A shop keeps its counter — the file's suggestion being that the shop's hold is the doubled: the 'tin shop' that's the cover trade, the 'Jerry sheltered' that's the rescue real, and the 'gossip turned' that's the abolition's venue."]}],"name":"Starr Clark Tin Shop and Underground Railroad Museum","aliases":[],"type":"MUSEUM","type_label":"Museum","cats":["HAUNTING"],"groups":["hauntings","institutions"],"desc":"Abolitionist-associated tin shop interpreting Underground Railroad history and reported encounters.","full_desc":"Starr Clark Tin Shop and Underground Railroad Museum is a museum in Mexico, New York. Abolitionist-associated tin shop interpreting Underground Railroad history and reported encounters. Starr Clark used the building for abolitionist meetings and refuge for freedom seekers between the 1830s and Civil War. Reported lore and claims include: The tourism trail relays reports of shadows, voices and touching sensations, alongside interest from the PIT Cru investigative group.","address":"3250 Main Street","city":"Mexico","county":"Oswego","state":"New York","postal":null,"region":"Northeast","lat":43.465218,"lon":-76.232574,"coord_kind":"CITY","status":"HISTORIC_SITE","access":"RESTRICTED","access_notes":"Museum tours and paranormal investigations listed by appointment only; verify with operator.","ownership":null,"website":null,"phone":null,"year_built":null,"year_opened":null,"year_closed":null,"year_demolished":null,"designation":null,"current_use":null,"research_notes":"Discovery/enrichment pass; geographic coordinates and current visitor conditions remain to be independently verified. Evidence confidence refers to attribution, not paranormal reality. NPS search excerpt identifies Starr and Harriet Loomis Clark’s Underground Railroad activity from late 1832. Dynamic table body unavailable to browser; exact NPS CSV row remains to retrieve.","stage":"SOURCE_RESEARCH","quality":{"level":"MEDIUM","score":69.4,"dims":{"location_confidence":0.75,"identity_confidence":0.85,"historical_confidence":0.8,"source_quality":1,"paranormal_claim_provenance":0.8,"coordinate_confidence":0,"current_access_confidence":0.7,"freshness":0.65}},"claims":[{"id":433,"type":"VOICE","description":"The tourism trail relays reports of shadows, voices and touching sensations, alongside interest from the PIT Cru investigative group. The site's claim set is modest — appropriate for a building whose exhibits already do the unsettling work. Witnesses report it; the record leaves it there. The account appears in 'Starr Clark Tin Shop and Underground Railroad Museum'. The sounds are the site's most consistent claim — the one detail witnesses agree on.","evidence":"REPORTED_EXPERIENCE","evidence_label":"Reported experience","entity":null,"where":null,"first_report":null,"approx_date":null,"confidence":0.65,"conflict_notes":null,"source":{"name":"Starr Clark Tin Shop and Underground Railroad Museum","url":"https://hauntedhistorytrail.com/explore/starr-clark-tin-shop-and-underground-railroad-museum","publisher":"Haunted History Trail of New York State","type":"TOURISM","authority":3},"conflicting_source":null,"variants":[]}],"history":[{"description":"Starr Clark used the building for abolitionist meetings and refuge for freedom seekers between the 1830s and Civil War. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured against. The record appears in 'Starr Clark Tin Shop and Underground Railroad Museum'. The date is part of the site's documented spine.","evidence":"HISTORICALLY_VERIFIED","date_start":null,"date_end":null,"confidence":null,"source":{"name":"Starr Clark Tin Shop and Underground Railroad Museum","url":"https://hauntedhistorytrail.com/explore/starr-clark-tin-shop-and-underground-railroad-museum","publisher":"Haunted History Trail of New York State","type":"TOURISM","authority":3}}],"legends":[],"entities":[],"events":[],"investigations":[],"encounters":[],"media":[],"persons":[],"visitor":{"tour_availability":"Verify before visiting","notes":"Access is restricted; check with the managing agency or landowner before visiting.","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":"Starr Clark Tin Shop and Underground Railroad Museum","url":"https://hauntedhistorytrail.com/explore/starr-clark-tin-shop-and-underground-railroad-museum","publisher":"Haunted History Trail of New York State","type":"TOURISM","authority":3},{"name":"Network to Freedom listings: Starr Clark search entry","url":"https://www.nps.gov/subjects/undergroundrailroad/ntf-listings.htm?stream=top","publisher":"National Park Service","type":"GOVERNMENT","authority":1}],"conflicts":[],"wiki":null,"counts":{"claims":1,"history":1,"legends":0,"entities":0,"sources":2}}