state paid $500,000 for the house and 10 acres. It is currently closed to the public as the state determines its ultimate fate. Re-opening the house to the public would require renovations, repairs, a new road and parking lot, and a separate structure with a bathroom, all estimated to cost at least $7 million. Notes References This article includes public domain text from the National Park Service website Berry, Daina Ramey. The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: The Value of the Enslaved from Womb to Grave in the Building of a Nation. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2017. McFarland, Joe. "When Salt was Gold - Illinois DNR", Outdoor Illinois, October 2009. Springfield, IL: Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Musgrave, Jon. Slaves, Salt, Sex and Mr. Crenshaw: The Real Story of the Old Slave House and America's Reverse Underground R. R.. IllinoisHistory.com, 2008. Musgrave, Jon. Black Kidnappings in the Wabash and Ohio Valleys of Illinois. Research Paper presented at Dr. John Y. Simon's Seminar in Illinois History at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, April–May 1997, Carbondale, IL. Musgrave, Jon. Potts Hill Gang, Sturdivant Gang, and Ford's Ferry Gang Rogue's Gallery, Hardin County in IllinoisGenWeb. Springfield, IL: The Illinois Gen Web Project, 2018. Musgrave, Jon. Slaves, Salt, Sex and Mr. Crenshaw: The Real Story of the Old Slave House and America's Reverse Underground R. R.. IllinoisHistory.com, 2008. Myers, Jacob W. “History of the Gallatin County Salines”, October 1921-January 1922, Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, 14:3-4. External links The Old Slave House: A Comprehensive Guide to Hickory Hill and its History A timeline of the Crenshaw House (pdf) Prairie Ghosts page on "The Old Slave House" Stace England & The Salt Kings concept Music CD on "The Old Slave House" The Old Slave House Hickory Hill, Illinois Historical Destination: Hickory Hill, Illinois History of Illinois Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois Houses in Gallatin County, Illinois Reportedly haunted locations in Illinois National Register of Historic Places in Gallatin County, Illinois Illinois State Historic Sites Slave cabins and quarters in the United States