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April 17 was the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge’s brutal takeover of Cambodia. During five dark and desperate years, 2 ...
Reminiscences Of Levi Coffin, The Reputed President Of The Underground Railroad by Levi Coffin Publication date 1880 Publisher Kessinger Publishing, LLC Collection internetarchivebooks Contributor ...
Located on U.S. 27 in Fountain City is the house that became known as the “Grand Central Station” of the Underground Railroad. Its owners, Levi and Catharine Coffin, helped more than 2,000 runaway ...
Sarah Mayrant Fossett: The Black hairdresser for white society ladies secretly worked with Levi Coffin on the Underground Railroad. In 1859, she was forcibly kicked off a streetcar, although she ...
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio is a museum worth visiting. The museum’s content is ...
Levi and Catharine Coffin helped more than 1,000 enslaved individuals move toward freedom on the Underground Railroad by providing a refuge at their home in Fountain City, Indiana, and later ...
From 1826-1847, Levi and his wife Catharine lived in Indiana, where he was the coordinator of a very successful Underground Railroad. He became known as the “President of the Underground ...
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) —The historic Allen Jay House will soon be torn down. It predates the Civil War and is named after Allen Jay, a notable Quaker minister and educator. He and his wife once ...
We plan to place historic plaques at the UGRR stations, as well. We would like to link our county UGRR gateway to the Ohio Historical Society, the Freedom Center, Levi Coffin gateway center, and other ...
From the Daviess County Historical Society Museum: Explore a stop on the underground railroad, relive a sports stunner and experience the joy of painting. Journey Indiana is available to stream on ...
FOUNTAIN CITY, Ind. (WNDU) - A new Forever stamp is honoring a Hoosier who helped more than 1,000 people escape slavery through the Underground Railroad. The new stamp featuring Catharine Coffin ...