The National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom added the Dr. Isaac Fiske House to the Network in 2023. The Dr. Isaac Fiske House, built in 1833, was used by Dr. Fiske as a station on the Underground Railroad. As a prominent abolitionist, Fiske wrote in newspapers, including The Fall River Monitor and The Liberator, speaking out against the injustice of slavery, and he was active in signing a petition against returning freedom seeker Anthony Burns to slavery. Fiske’s home itself, in Fall River, was an important stop on the Underground Railroad, and many freedom seekers passed through the home on their journey to freedom.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service