Built in 1768 by a Quaker abolitionist family by the name of Johnson, this home served as a stop along the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman was even sheltered and fed here during the 1800s. Tourists today can take tours of the mansion, which includes a peek into the third-story attic where runaway slaves were hidden, and a look at exterior damage it sustained during the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Germantown, when the house took hits from musket rounds and cannonballs.
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Johnson House Historic Site
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- Address
- 6306 Germantown Ave
- Philadelphia
- 19144
- Cross street:
- between W Pomona St and Washington Ln
- Price:
- $8, seniors $6, children 12 and under $4
- Opening hours:
- Thu, Fri 10am–4pm; Sat 1:15–3:15pm
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