08/28/2026
The Dr. L.T. Pease Home in Williamsburg holds a powerful connection to one of the most important chapters in American history. The home served as both the residence and medical office of Dr. L.T. Pease, an abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Dr. Pease and his wife, Nancy Fee Pease, came to Williamsburg in 1835. Working alongside his next-door neighbor Charles B. Huber, Pease helped hide and transport freedom seekers traveling north toward Canada. After Huber’s death in 1854, Pease took over as Williamsburg’s stationmaster on the Underground Railroad.
Local history tells of a tunnel connecting the Pease and Huber homes, allowing freedom seekers to be moved between the properties when searches threatened their safety. Remarkably, objects discovered in the tunnel, including a child’s shoe, baby rattle, and metal toy cannon, were recently donated by the home’s current owners to the Harmony Hill Museum, providing tangible connections to the building’s past.
Today, Williamsburg continues to share this history through community events, historical programs, and popular historic home tours. The Pease Home reminds us that the Underground Railroad was built upon networks of people and places and extraordinary acts of courage, cooperation, and determination.
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