The building housing the Merchant's House Museum was built in 1832.

The Merchant's House Museum in Manhattan, a home built in 1832 by Joseph Brewster, has always been part of New York City's ...

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

A hidden safe house used in the Underground Railroad has been uncovered within the famed Merchant's House museum in New York ...

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

The Underground Railroad was a secret pathway to freedom for enslaved people escaping north, through woods, tunnels, private ...

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

A previously unknown site connected to the Underground Railroad was discovered in Manhattan this week. The Merchant's House ...

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.

America’s railroads once connected towns, industries, and dreams from coast to coast - and their legacy still rumbles through history. Across the country, remarkable train museums preserve that golden ...