Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
Contrast this simple bead-board door to the finer paneled ones throughout the rest of the house. Its crude appearance suggests only slaves used this door to enter and exit the home.One method employed to control slaves was to restrict their movements, such as requiring them to enter the house only through back doors like this one. The Dents may have forced slaves at White Haven to use this doorway. Passing through it constantly reminded the slaves of their status.
HM Number | HM1455 |
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Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 7:35am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 730789 N 4270398 |
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Decimal Degrees | 38.55208333, -90.35156667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 33.125', W 90° 21.094' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 33' 7.50" N, 90° 21' 5.64" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 314, 636 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 9060 Whitehaven Dr, St. Louis MO 63123, US |
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