3/5 Jeff H. 5 years ago on Google
I
would
have
rated
it
a
four,
but
the
charge
for
a
tour
of
the
house
is
a
waste.
They
used
to
just
take
donations
and
did
fine,
considering
that
the
place
is
maintained
by
the
county
what
are
their
real
expenses?
There
isn't
a
good
written
history
of
Rev.
Hitchcock,
so
plan
on
a
mix
of
fact
and
myth
from
the
guides.
A
few
things
of
note,
when
you
enter
the
park
you
are
actually
looking
at
the
rear
of
the
house.
To
the
West
of
the
house
you
will
see
a
marker
for
a
son
killed
in
a
shooting
accident.
From
that
point
turn
your
body
West
and
at
the
property
edge
there
might
be
a
couple
more
buried.
At
that
time
a
few
miles
South
of
the
house
was
the
"Mormon
Trail"
and
though
no
one
has
used
Ground
Penatrating
Radar
some
suggest
more
are
buried
on
the
grounds.
If
you
stand
at
the
South
East
corner
of
the
house
and
look
S.E.
you
might
see
the
Nishnabotna
river.
This
was
the
likely
path
that
the
escaping
slaves
would
have
followed
from
the
last
home
or
"station"
to
the
South
West,
through
Lewis
and
on
toward
Des
Moines.
This
was
part
of
their
Exodus
from
Missouri
to
Canada.
Look
further
to
the
S.E.
and
you
can
see
the
area
where
the
stone
was
quarried
for
the
home.
The
home
is
fitted
with
period
furniture
and
isn't
really
impressive.
The
basement
looks
for
all
intents
and
purposes
a
"half
basement",
but
in
reality
it's
a
full
basement
with
a
dividing
wall,
a
doorway
from
one
side
to
the
other
with
cabinetry
of
some
type
covering.
The
biggest
risk
for
the
ex-slave
was
in
coming
or
going,
since
the
men
hunting
the
slaves
would
have
never
dare
harassed
a
"man
of
the
cloth".
Note
there
are
a
protected
spieces
of
snake
that
live
in
the
hollow
spaces
in
the
stone
walls
and
can
be
seen
crawling
around
in
the
basement
during
the
summer.
Don't
freak,
they
are
small
(about
the
size
of
a
large
worm)
and
are
a
cool
added
feature.
Ignore
reviews
on
Google
with
nothing
but
a
bunch
of
stars
and
a
"Duh"
statement.
If
they
don't
think
it's
worth
writing
about,
you
shouldn't
feel
obligated
to
read
it.
Jeff
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