HISTORY
Hidden in plain site under a leafy canopy in a small community called Rockdale in Baltimore County, Maryland, rests a humble house with a rich history.
The first recorded history of this house was in 1806 by a traveling preacher named Henry Smith, when it was used as a church in the home of Michael and Nancy Emmart.
Built in 1791, it still stands as a testiment to the tenacity and courage of the human spirit; from the freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad who faced the unknown to those who stood up to do the right thing. This Safe House has a unique distinction from others in that the Emmart family used a "brick" with a raised icon to identify it as a safe haven for runaways. Because the house stayed in the family until 1980 when the Supiks purchased it, the "brick" is safe and a tangible link to our past.
This is a picture of the actual brick in the basement of the Safe House used by the freedom seekers. When they felt the raised symbol in the dark, they knew they had reached a safe haven
