{"id":938,"slug":"tilly-escape-site-gateway-to-freedom-harriet-tubman-s-daring-route-through-seaford-de-delaware","story":[{"heading":null,"paragraphs":["Seaford is the detoured — the 'south to go north' that's the Tubman's twist, the 'Nanticoke up' that's the river used. The 'fiancé's request' is the answered — the 'Canada called' that's the mission's start, the 'Baltimore found' that's the Tilly reached. The 'hotel's landlord' is the saved — the 'passes seen' that's the night's defense, the 'catchers lurked' that's the morning's risk.","The 'letter of passage' is the bluffed — the 'free woman' that's the paper claimed, the 'train to Camden' that's the rail rode. The 'Garrett wrote' is the documented — the 'three days later' that's the letter fresh, the 'remarkable' that's the word chose. Seaford is the cleverest — the 'most complicated' that's the scholars' word, the 'only documented' that's the Nanticoke's record.","The file keeps Seaford: the south detour, the landlord's defense, the forged pass, and Garrett's letter.","Seaford is the archive's Delaware file — where Tubman went south to go north."]},{"heading":"Why this file matters","paragraphs":["Seaford is the archive's Delaware file — Tubman's cleverest documented escape.","A riverwalk keeps its night — the file's suggestion being that Seaford's hold is the shrewd: the 'south first' that's the route's twist, the 'landlord intervened' that's the morning saved, and the 'letter fresh' that's the story documented."]}],"name":"Tilly Escape Site, Gateway to Freedom: Harriet Tubman's Daring Route through Seaford, DE","aliases":[],"type":"HISTORIC_SITE","type_label":"Historic Site","cats":["DARK_HISTORY","UNDERGROUND_RAILROAD_HISTORY","AFRICAN_AMERICAN_HISTORY","HISTORIC_SITE","UNDERGROUND_RAILROAD"],"groups":["dark-history","historic-sites"],"desc":"NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.","full_desc":"Tilly Escape Site, Gateway to Freedom: Harriet Tubman's Daring Route through Seaford, DE is a historic site in Seaford, Delaware, 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 2 documented facts — the record is history-forward, no paranormal claims on file. The site is open to visitors.","address":"Gateway Park and Riverwalk","city":"Seaford","county":"Sussex","state":"Delaware","postal":null,"region":"South","lat":38.657254,"lon":-75.613378,"coord_kind":"CITY","status":"ACTIVE","access":"PUBLIC","access_notes":"NPS public listing access field: Yes. This is a listing snapshot; current arrangements still require confirmation.","ownership":null,"website":null,"phone":null,"year_built":null,"year_opened":null,"year_closed":null,"year_demolished":null,"designation":"National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom listing","current_use":"Historic site","research_notes":"Government-registry discovery record, unique ID 26DE01, source row 470. 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