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Sep 12, 2024 · Levi Coffin (born October 28, 1798, New Garden [now in Greensboro], North Carolina, U.S.—died September 16, 1877, Cincinnati, Ohio) was an American abolitionist, called the “President of the Underground Railroad,” who assisted thousands of runaway slaves on their flight to freedom.
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May 26, 2022 · Today the restored house and its barn are part of the Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site, which also features an exceptional interpretive center that helps put in perspective the vital role the Coffin family played during the buildup to the Civil War.
Jan 8, 2016 · From 1839 to 1847, the Coffins’ handsome Federal home was a temporary shelter and safe house for men, women and children escaping on the well- worn routes to Canada that we now know as the...
Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site. Known as the "Grand Central Station of the Underground Railroad," the Coffins' house served as a safe-haven for over 1,000 runaway slaves as they escaped north to Canada.
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Jan 16, 2017 · Levi and Catherine Coffin: Historic Hoosier Heroes. By Carrie Lambert on Jan. 16, 2017. History is all over our beautiful state and while I rarely play favorites, suffice it to say that the Levi and Catherine Coffin House in Fountain City is one of my favorites.
