Dr. John Witherspoon Scott house on 7603 Hamilton Avenue, at Compton Road, date unknown , courtesy of Mt. Healthy Historical Society
From 1845-1849 this was the home of Dr. John Witherspoon Scott and family. According to local oral tradition it was at that time a station on the Underground Railroad. (see page on Scott in People.) The plaque on the south wall of the building attests to the oral tradition, but the source of the plaque has been forgotten.
The Scott house in 2014, courtesy of Kathy Dahl.
This plaque is on the south wall of the Scott House.
Photo courtesy of Kathy Dahl
Karen Arnett, February 2014 (updated March 2015)