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In The Books

HOMS ... a "Talked About" House

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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.

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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."

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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.

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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.

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