(not
in Litchfield County, but close enough to be
associated with
New Milford, etc.)
Stuart Family Home
-"However, it has been stated that one known
station on the system was in Sherman, a short distance north
of the center of town in an old colonial residence lying on
the westerly side of the present road leading north from the
center toward the New York state line or to
Gaylordsville. This station was in the Stuart
family. The residence is still standing, a landmark
and heritage to be preserved. James Stuart was
reportedly the agent. It is alleged that there was a
small out-building on the premises just north of his
dwelling where the escapees would be housed and it would
seem likely that some of them would come over the hills to
New Milford." (Dibble 1991: 58-59)
Levi Stuart House
- Route 39, Sherman. Connecticut...."A small building
across the driveway north of this house, later remodeled as
a carriage house, was known as "The Slave House". It
is presumed that Deacon Levi Stuart had runaway slaves here
on their underground route to Canada. Levi's cousin,
Phil Penfield Stuart, (one of the Founders of Oberlin
College) helped slaves on the Underground Railroad through
Ohio." (American Revolution Bicentennial Commission of
Connecticut - 1776-1976)
From an email, there was a house that had barns known as
"slave barns", because they were part of the Underground
Railroad.