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Sanctuary for Sam

Sam was hidden behind a tiny door in the attic

In 1845, a fugitive slave from Maryland named Sam approached the Corbit home begging for refuge. Sam was hidden by Mary Corbit behind this tiny door in the attic of the Corbit-Sharp house.

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