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Underground Tunnel in the basement of the Buell Mansion Ballston Lake

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Reynolds, Richard

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This is the entrance to the underground tunnel in the basement of the Buell Mansion on Midline Road in Ballston Lake, New York. This originally led to a tunnel which went southwest to the barn. It may have been used as part of the Underground Railroad prior to and during the Civil War.
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Fair use copy permitted for research, study, or investigational purposes. All other uses require permission. Cite: The Town of Ballston.
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  1. Antislavery Movements
  2. Civil War
  3. Civil Wars
  4. Fugitive Slaves
  5. Slaver
  6. Slavery
  7. Slaves
  8. Underground Railroad
  9. Underground Railroad System

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