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Photo courtesy of Waynet.org
and the Levi Coffin House Association
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Address:
Levi Coffin State Historic Site
P.O. Box 77
113 US 27 N
Fountain City, IN 47341
Phone: 765.847.2432
Fax: 765.847.2498
E–mail: coffinhs@infocom.com
Contact: Saundra Jackson, Site Manager
Directions
Take I–70 to Richmond, Indiana. Exit at U.S. 27 N. Proceed on U.S. 27 for six miles to Fountain City. The site will be on the east side of road.
Description:
This stop on the Underground Railroad gives visitors a peek into Indiana history through hidden doors, false-bottomed wagons and other methods used to hide escaped slaves. This brick house in Newport, Indiana, was the home to Levi and Catherine Coffin, North Carolina Quakers who opposed slavery and helped more than 2,000 slaves reach safety.
Acknowledgement: The Indiana State Museums and Historic Sites is grateful to the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Network to Freedom program for their support of the Levi Coffin House and its future programs.