William Still Burial Site at Eden Cemetery
William Still Burial Site at Eden Cemetery is a historic site in Collingdale, Pennsylvania, 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 3 documented facts — the record is history-forward, no paranormal claims on file. The site is open to visitors.
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Is William Still Burial Site at Eden Cemetery 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
Still's grave is the record — the '649 documented' that's the interviews kept, the 'brother Peter' that's the found his own. The 'Lebanon loft' is the hid — the 'record books' that's the cemetery's attic stashed, the 'names and routes' that's the families reunited. The 'Father' is the titled — the 'Times obituary' that's the named him, the '1872 book' that's the only Black-authored account.
The 'streetcar' is the fought — the 'unsheltered platforms' that's the Blacks confined, the '1867 law' that's the campaign won. The 'Eden' is the fitting — the 'Black-owned cemetery' that's the 1902 founded, the 'died the year' that's the charter's birth. Still is the archive — the 'meticulous' that's the vigilance recorded, the 'self-emancipated champions' that's the spotlight shifted.
The file keeps Still's grave: the 649 recorded, the brother found, the hidden books, and the cemetery's founding year.
Still's burial is the archive's Pennsylvania file — the Father of the Underground Railroad rests in Eden.
Why this file matters
Still's burial is the archive's Pennsylvania file — he wrote the record, then joined it.
A grave keeps its ledger — the file's suggestion being that Still's hold is the documented: the '649 names' that's the interviews saved, the 'brother found' that's the personal struck, and the 'Eden '02' that's the resting earned.
Two accounts on file
HISTORIC_SITE
CEMETERY
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NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.
The UGRR chairman’s grave—where the man who recorded them all rests.
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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 13PA04, source row 278. 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. 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 detail is preserved in 'Public NPS Network to Freedom listings, row 2, ID 01GA01'. The detail belongs to the verified spine of the entry.
Verified historyNational Park ServiceWilliam Still Burial Site at Eden Cemetery 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. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured against. The record appears in 'NPS Network to Freedom listing'. The date is part of the site's documented spine.
Verified historyNational Park ServiceStill’s work is documented. William Still Burial Site at Eden Cemetery's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer the museum itself interprets. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging. Sources including 'NPS Network to Freedom listing' carry the record. The entry's timeline holds it; the lore holds the rest.
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 13PA04, source row 278. 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.