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Plate

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp
1820-1875
In 1845, a fugitive slave from Maryland named Sam approached the Corbit home begging for refuge. Sam was hidden by Mary Corbit behind a tiny door in the attic of what is now referenced as the Corbit-Sharp house. There, the runaway was given food and a warm quilt.