In The Books
HOMS ... a "Talked About" House
African Americans
in Pennsylvania
Charles L. Blockson
Excerpt: Probably no house in the Quaker Village of Pennsdale has been the subject of more fantastic tales than the House of Many Stairs.
Homes and Heritage
of the
West Branch Valley
Junior League of Williamsport
Excerpt: Old house you are really very small.
Just big enough for love, that's all.
Images of America
Muncy
Maggie S. Rymsza, M. Earl Smith with
the Muncy Historical Society
Introduction by Bill Poulton
Excerpt: Known as the House of Many Stairs, this home was a stop on the Underground Railroad.
Williamsport
Boomtown on the
Susquehanna
Robin Van Auken and Louis Hunsinger Jr.
Excerpt: One of the most famous Underground Railroad stations in Lycoming County was in Pennsdale, and was known as the
"House of Many Stairs."
Underground Railroad
in Pennsylvania
William J. Switala
Excerpt: Pennsdale also had an identified station called "The House of Many Stairs."
A Primary Source Investigation Of
The Underground Railroad
Viola Jones and Philip Wolny
Excerpt: In Pennsdale, Pennsylvania, an abolitionist named Edward Morris owned the Bull's Tavern.
The Underground Railroad
A Primary Source History of the Journey to Freedom
Philip Wolny
Excerpt: Sometimes even the peculiar way a house was built made it a surprisingly effective station.
17756
Traveling Through Time
Muncy, Pennsylvania
Linda K. Poulton
Muncy Historical Society
Excerpt: The House of Many Stairs in Muncy Township played a role in the Underground Railroad as a safe house.
