There is a fantastic story of a man named Daniel Low who guided 150 runaway slaves to freedom in northern Indiana. Lit candles on the widow’s walk atop his house instructed fugitives when it was safe to travel. Two ill fugitives died and were buried in Low’s own cemetery. His home was fugitive slaves’ last stop before being stowed aboard boats in Michigan City’s harbor and floated to Windsor, Canada. It is a good story and it most likely is a myth. Read More