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Thursday, March 26th 2009

11:47 AM

“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson



they tore down this fence the other day
cleared out all the ivy
the Elm tree still stands



they are rehabilitating the Carneal House
curious to what ends they will use it this time.

The Carneal House is a ghostly presence on Covington's riverfront



it has an interesting history of ghosts and slavery
and all things in between


 The Carneal House, built in 1813. Its basement was used to hide fugitive slaves. Freedom Seekers were smuggled by boat up the nearby Licking River and then by tunnel to the basement of the Carneal House. Candles in the windows of houses signaled "free" houses where fugitive slaves could seek food and shelter before continuing north along the Underground Railroad. The Catholic Church on the hill across the Ohio River was the next stop. It's light could be seen from the Covington side.

“It is said that the largest collection of shackles in America can be found at the bottom of the Ohio River.”

Original Slave Quarters at the Carneal House




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