The mansion on Keebler Road

Illinois · USA · Cemetery

The basement had a raised platform and leg irons still set in the concrete walls. Illinois was a free state.

The old mansion that stood on the curved stretch of Keebler Road at Collinsville, Illinois is remembered for what was in its basement: a raised platform, and leg irons still fixed in the concrete of the walls, where according to local account people were auctioned.

Illinois was a free state, which makes the claim sound impossible. It is not. Illinois permitted indentured servitude that was slavery under another name well into the nineteenth century, and the trade in people kidnapped from free soil and sold south is documented in this part of the state.

What drivers reported passing the house at night was candlelight moving from window to window.

Figures are described on the grounds.

The house is gone. What was in that basement was described by people who saw it, and it belongs to the record of what happened in southern Illinois rather than to folklore.

FAQ

Hvor ligger The mansion on Keebler Road?

The mansion on Keebler Road ligger i Illinois, USA.