History and Heritage

Tour the Levi and Catharine Coffin home by candlelight and engage with stories of the experience of the freedom-seekers who chose to risk everything to escape slavery. Understand why winter was a common season for escapes, learn why some freedom-seekers stayed in Fountain City before moving further north, and find out how free Black people...

See the Levi and Catharine Coffin home by candlelight and engage with stories that highlight the experience of the freedom-seekers who chose to risk everything to escape slavery. Understand why winter was a common season for escapes, and why some freedom-seekers stayed in Fountain City before moving further north. Also, find out how free Blacks...