Today it is the beautiful development called "LOCUST HILL" on the Yardville-Hamilton Square Road. Back in the early years of Hamilton's rural history it was the site of the Allinson farm, a huge piece of land that some say had a part as a terminal for the Underground Railroad. The late Bob Simpkins, whose farm was across the highway, told of an experience he had as a boy when Mr. Allinson took him to the upper floor and told him that the room was where the Allinson family sheltered southern African Americans as they moved north to various areas.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
1848: THE ALLINSON FARM, YARDVILLE
Today it is the beautiful development called "LOCUST HILL" on the Yardville-Hamilton Square Road. Back in the early years of Hamilton's rural history it was the site of the Allinson farm, a huge piece of land that some say had a part as a terminal for the Underground Railroad. The late Bob Simpkins, whose farm was across the highway, told of an experience he had as a boy when Mr. Allinson took him to the upper floor and told him that the room was where the Allinson family sheltered southern African Americans as they moved north to various areas.
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