Tryon's Folly
It was built on Lower River Road in 1830 by Amos Tryon (1791-1874), Josiah's older brother. The home was built for Amos and his wife Sally Barton. The original home was to have housed a business and a new homestead, but Sally refused to move from their existing home on 4th and Center Street. So, it was called Tryon's Folly after that. Josiah, realizing the house was in a perfect place to hide and smuggle slaves, used the house as part of the Underground Railroad. Joshiah used the house with 4 cellars or as some call it the house of the 7 cellars. Tryon's Folly has a multi-leveled interconnecting basement, containing several separate rooms, that could easily hide slaves.
It was built on Lower River Road in 1830 by Amos Tryon (1791-1874), Josiah's older brother. The home was built for Amos and his wife Sally Barton. The original home was to have housed a business and a new homestead, but Sally refused to move from their existing home on 4th and Center Street. So, it was called Tryon's Folly after that. Josiah, realizing the house was in a perfect place to hide and smuggle slaves, used the house as part of the Underground Railroad. Joshiah used the house with 4 cellars or as some call it the house of the 7 cellars. Tryon's Folly has a multi-leveled interconnecting basement, containing several separate rooms, that could easily hide slaves.
Tryon's Folly
It was built on Lower River Road in 1830 by Amos Tryon (1791-1874), Josiah's older brother. The home was built for Amos and his wife Sally Barton. The original home was to have housed a business and a new homestead, but Sally refused to move from their existing home on 4th and Center Street. So, it was called Tryon's Folly after that. Josiah, realizing the house was in a perfect place to hide and smuggle slaves, used the house as part of the Underground Railroad. Joshiah used the house with 4 cellars or as some call it the house of the 7 cellars. Tryon's Folly has a multi-leveled interconnecting basement, containing several separate rooms, that could easily hide slaves.
It was built on Lower River Road in 1830 by Amos Tryon (1791-1874), Josiah's older brother. The home was built for Amos and his wife Sally Barton. The original home was to have housed a business and a new homestead, but Sally refused to move from their existing home on 4th and Center Street. So, it was called Tryon's Folly after that. Josiah, realizing the house was in a perfect place to hide and smuggle slaves, used the house as part of the Underground Railroad. Joshiah used the house with 4 cellars or as some call it the house of the 7 cellars. Tryon's Folly has a multi-leveled interconnecting basement, containing several separate rooms, that could easily hide slaves.
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