Fire destroys Kansas home built by RI abolitionist
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- A weekend fire has destroyed a Shawnee County house that was thought to have been a way station on the Underground Railroad. Authorities said the historic Owen House was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived early Saturday. No one was hurt in the blaze. Rhode Island abolitionist William Owen built the two-story house in 1858. When it sold in March 2006, children of the former homeowners said that abolitionist John Brown was a frequent visitor. They also said Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman stayed at the house for a week before serving in the Civil War. The house was being used as a rental property, and the county appraised its value at $89,600. 
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