How an Air Force veteran discovered his new house was the seat of a plantation where his ancestors were enslaved

An Air Force veteran wanted a new house for large family gatherings; he ended up getting an incredible link to his family's past.

Karen Dixon-Rexroth: He was debating,"Should we put in a bid for it?" I said,"Yes. Absolutely. Let's do it." Fred Miller: It took all the twisting she could do. 'Cause I-- I d-- I didn't want to buy it--

Fred Miller: The first time I drove up to the place-- all I could do is stop by the edge of the road there and just look up in-- in amazement. Like, wow, this is-- this is mine.Karen says she got obsessed with the house, spending nights and weekends online researching its secrets.Lesley Stahl: Secret hideaway.She discovered the house had been built around 1850, in the gothic revival style, by a well-known New York architect. And she learned and told her family that its name had been Sharswood.

Tonya Miller Pope: When I found out that it was a plantation, and then I'm like, okay, Fred just bought a plantation--Karen Dixon-Rexroth: Yeah, what we gonna do up here?Karen Dixon-Rexroth: It is.

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