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Levi Coffin House

lc_house.jpgIt was a dangerous journey for slaves escaping to freedom. Levi Coffin and his wife Catharine helped over 2000 refugees to safety as "conductors" for the Underground Railroad while living in Newport (now Fountain City) Indiana.

Your tour will meet the following Indiana Academic Standards:

K-2nd
Social Studies - K.1.1, K.1.3, K.5.4, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.5.2, 1.5.5, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.2.4, 2.3.4, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.5
Science - K.3.1, K.5.1, K.6.1, 1.2.6, 1.6.2, 2.3.6, 2.6.1

3rd-5th
Social Studies - 3.1.2, 3.1.4, 3.1.7, 3.2.7, 3.4.4, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.5, 4.1.7, 4.1.14, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 5.2.10, 5.2.11, 5.3.11, 5.4.7, 5.5.1, 5.5.2, 5.5.3
Science - 3.1.6, 4.1.8, 4.4.7, 4.4.8, 5.1.5

6th-8th
Social Studies - 6.1.19, 6.1.20, 6.4.1, 6.5.5, 6.5.7, 6.5.9, 8.1.10, 8.1.16, 8.1.18, 8.1.20, 8.1.21, 8.1.25, 8.1.27, 8.1.31, 8.2.4, 8.2.13, 8.4.3, 8.4.6, 8.4.9, 8.5.3, 8.5.5, 8.5.8

High School
US History - 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.8, 9.1, 9.2

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