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A tale of two tunnels: Memory, archaeology, and the Underground Railroad

Delle, James A.·2008·Journal of Social Archaeology
DOI 10.1177/1469605307086078
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The Underground Railroad is a widely known but generally misunderstood historical phenomenon that has recently become a focus of much scholarly and popular attention. To understand the Underground Railroad and the ways it is currently remembered, it is perhaps best to consider it as a simultaneous manifestation of public memory, social memory, and social myth. In examining these processes of collective memorialization, two archaeological sites thought to relate to the Underground Railroad in eastern Pennsylvania — the Parvin Homestead in Berks County, and the Thaddeus Stevens House in Lancaster County — and a planned museum of Thaddeus Stevens and the Underground Railroad are considered.

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Authors
Delle, J. A.
Venue
Journal of Social Archaeology
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2008-02
Volume
8
Issue
1
Pages
63-93
ISSN
  • 1469-6053
  • 1741-2951
DOI
10.1177/1469605307086078
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24
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