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Historical Society Sets Out To Uncover Sag Harbor's Involvement With The Underground Railroad

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A trap door reveals a staircase in Sag Harbor resident JoAnn Bradley's home on Liberty Street

A trap door reveals a staircase in Sag Harbor resident JoAnn Bradley's home on Liberty Street

which is believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. ALYSSA MELILLO

which is believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. ALYSSA MELILLO

A trap door reveals a staircase in Sag Harbor resident JoAnn Bradley's home on Liberty Street

A trap door reveals a staircase in Sag Harbor resident JoAnn Bradley's home on Liberty Street

which is believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. ALYSSA MELILLO

which is believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. ALYSSA MELILLO

A trap door reveals a staircase in Sag Harbor resident JoAnn Bradley's home on Liberty Street

A trap door reveals a staircase in Sag Harbor resident JoAnn Bradley's home on Liberty Street

which is believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. ALYSSA MELILLO

which is believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. ALYSSA MELILLO

A trap door reveals a staircase in Sag Harbor resident JoAnn Bradley's home on Liberty Street

A trap door reveals a staircase in Sag Harbor resident JoAnn Bradley's home on Liberty Street

which is believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. ALYSSA MELILLO

which is believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. ALYSSA MELILLO

A trap door reveals a staircase in Sag Harbor resident JoAnn Bradley's home on Liberty Street

A trap door reveals a staircase in Sag Harbor resident JoAnn Bradley's home on Liberty Street

which is believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. ALYSSA MELILLO

which is believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. ALYSSA MELILLO

Eastville Community Historical Society Historian Kathleen Tucker

Eastville Community Historical Society Historian Kathleen Tucker

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authorAlyssa Melillo on Aug 27, 2014
It was 1993 when JoAnn Bradley first moved into her 19th-century summer home on Liberty Street in Sag Harbor. One day, the Brooklyn Heights resident was carrying a computer that... more

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