Illinois man discovers 19th century mysterious brick tunnel underneath his home

Gary Machens of Alton Illinois was doing some excavation just outside his home to repair a sloping sidewalk when he uncovered a huge mysterious brick tunnel underneath his property. Historians suggest it could have been used to store carriages, as a root cellar, ice storage, or possibly as part of the Underground Railroad network that helped enslaved Black people escape to freedom. — Read the rest



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