An accidental discovery is shedding new light on a vital piece of American history.

“It’s a critical piece of the overall struggle for freedom and justice,” said one city councilmember ...

Small opening cut into floor at Merchant’s House Museum indicates site was probably used as ‘safe house’, experts say ...

A hidden passageway at Manhattan’s Merchant’s House Museum may be New York City’s earliest Underground Railroad site.

The passageway was found in the Merchant’s House Museum, formerly the home of Joseph Brewster, after drawers from a built-in dresser were removed to reveal a concealed shaft behind it.

Many New Yorkers forget that we were part of the abolitionist movement, but this is physical evidence of what happened in the South [during] the Civil War.” ...

A passageway hidden below a dresser at the Merchant’s House Museum had long been a mystery. Then researchers learned that the home’s original builder was an abolitionist.

A hidden passage in Manhattan’s Merchant’s House Museum confirms its role in the Underground Railroad, the first such find in over 100 years. Learn more inside.

Under the floorboards of the U.S. Capitol lie hidden staircases and passageways left over from the iconic building's original construction in the 18th century, a viral video posted by Republican North ...