Winterset Farms is rich with history, as it was the last stop on the Underground Railroad. As mentioned in the book Walkin' the Line: A Journey from Past to Present along the Mason-Dixon by William Ecenbarger on page 107: Winterset sits on Mile 17, The Line runs diagonally through a stone farmhouse that was built in 1742.
It was originally part of a 212-acre farm owned by Richard Sanderson, but when he died in 1769 he spilt it into three parcels and left a thirty-acre tract to his slave, James Cherry, whom he also granted his freedom. About 1834 the farmhouse was purchased by the Ebright family and became an Underground Railroad stop.
It was originally part of a 212-acre farm owned by Richard Sanderson, but when he died in 1769 he spilt it into three parcels and left a thirty-acre tract to his slave, James Cherry, whom he also granted his freedom. About 1834 the farmhouse was purchased by the Ebright family and became an Underground Railroad stop.
