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The Lighthouse in Fairport, New Jersey
The lighthouse became a safe haven as part of the underground railroad. A local tavern owner, and by most sources, the first light keeper of the house, was samuel butler. He organized hiding places all over town, including in his tavern and in this lighthouse, for runaway enslaved people. And so it kind of became like a beacon of freedom too.