this is rather cool.......

Icehouse, Tunnel Investigated Researchers Dig For Artifacts That May Link Site To Underground RailroadAugust 29, 2005 By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN, Associated Press

WESTON -- Up a steep and narrow road in a remote part of this small town sits an old icehouse with only the four stone walls still standing. A tunnel runs from the icehouse more than 20 feet and suddenly ends, but the mystery surrounding it has lingered for generations.Legend has it that the property was a stop on the Underground Railroad, a secret and informal network of safe houses used by fugitive slaves in their quest for freedom in the 1800s. A team of archaeological experts from Central Connecticut State University spent several days at the site this month digging for clues. Experts don't expect to know for months whether the property was a stop for slaves because they need to sift through artifacts found in the dirt and walls and conduct more research of the area and historical documents. But their findings, which include ceramics stuffed in the wall, a bone-handled knife, nails and animal bones, left them intrigued...........