Crews Demolish Underground Railroad Safe House In Bridgewater On MLK Day

Demolition crews did more than tear down an old, abandoned building in Bridgewater today. They destroyed the old Dunlap Mansion, a national historic landmark that was once a safe house for slaves escaping to freedom on the Underground Railroad. The Borough of Bridgewater had a court order to demolish the mansion after giving the owner a year to sell the place or fix it up. The building had a rich history.  A tunnel remains where slaves entered the building.