Levi and Catharine Coffin House State Historic Site

Levi and Catharine Coffin House State Historic Site Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site
Fountain City, Indiana 47341

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Happy Monday! Today we are sharing a post for Wayne County Collects on the theme of  . There are several types of boxes ...
09/07/2026

Happy Monday! Today we are sharing a post for Wayne County Collects on the theme of . There are several types of boxes on display in the Coffin home, including a hat box, a document box (pictured), and even a simply made wooden box with slidable lid.

Boxes have come in all sorts of shapes and sizes throughout history, often made of wood and used for a variety of purposes similar to how we used them today. Yet they are perhaps an undervalued human invention. Even today, boxes are part of everyday lives, like cardboard boxes used for shipping or a plastic tote for long-term storage.

What would we do without boxes?

Happy Labor Day! We hope you’re enjoying a fun and relaxing holiday weekend with your loved ones. >> https://bit.ly/4gSn...
09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day! We hope you’re enjoying a fun and relaxing holiday weekend with your loved ones. >> https://bit.ly/4gSnPr6

Travel writer Dannelle Gay (a.k.a. the Traveling Cheesehead) recently wrote about three specific women who impacted the ...
09/04/2026

Travel writer Dannelle Gay (a.k.a. the Traveling Cheesehead) recently wrote about three specific women who impacted the Underground Railroad, including our very own Catharine Coffin! The article also gives great details of how to visit historic sites related to all three women.

On the Underground Railroad, women came forward with quiet grit and bold action, turning homes, networks, and quick thinking into lifelines.

Celebrate International Underground Railroad Month with us at the Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site for a sp...
09/03/2026

Celebrate International Underground Railroad Month with us at the Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site for a special program on Friday, September 18!

Join retired history teacher John Pratt as he describes the well-documented escape of Caroline and her children from slavery in 1847. Pratt will speak to the work that went into documenting Caroline’s escape through Decatur County, Indiana and how visitors to the county today can visit some of the sights involved.

To register, visit our website! Registration deadline is September 12.

It is September and the start of our celebration of International Underground Railroad Month! Beginning in Maryland in 2...
09/01/2026

It is September and the start of our celebration of International Underground Railroad Month! Beginning in Maryland in 2019, Indiana began to recognize the month in 2021. Why was September chosen? Both Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, who were enslaved in Maryland, escaped in the month of September.

Excited to be Earlham College for today’s Involvement Fair. Stop by and learn about the Coffin site and make a bookmark!
08/31/2026

Excited to be Earlham College for today’s Involvement Fair. Stop by and learn about the Coffin site and make a bookmark!

08/29/2026

Celebrate International Underground Railroad Month. Free admission; registration preferred. If you are a Network To Freedom member and/or an institution that would like to have or share a table for information or display, inquire in the comments or via direct message.

 : On August 28, 1926, the Coffin home received a bronze marker, honoring the house’s connection to the Underground Rail...
08/29/2026

: On August 28, 1926, the Coffin home received a bronze marker, honoring the house’s connection to the Underground Railroad. The tablet was placed by the Wayne County Society of Indianapolis, though the site has not been able to determine what this organization was or its membership. If anyone has any details send them our way!

Most likely, the marker was placed on the house to commemorate the centennial of the Coffin’s arrival from North Carolina and settling in what today is Fountain City. This year, 2026, we have recognized the bicentennial of their arrival and will continue to do so over the month of September, which is International Underground Railroad Month in Indiana.

We are gearing up for a busy month of September at the Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site. Keep an eye on our...
08/25/2026

We are gearing up for a busy month of September at the Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site. Keep an eye on our page as we share many of the wonderful things happening at the site and in Fountain City.

To help kick off the month, our Interpretive Center will have on display several fine art pieces featuring the Levi and Catharine Coffin home! We are grateful to the Richmond Art Museum and their loan of Mason Archie’s painting on the exterior of the Coffin home. This piece premiered earlier in RAM’s 2026 exhibition “Connection to Freedom,” which featured a collections of his works as part of his “Underground Railroad” series. Mason is an Indianapolis-based artist.

Inspired by Archie’s work, Hendricks County artist Libby Whipple created the second piece on display, which depicts the basement kitchen in the Coffin home. Whipple’s Quaker background has given her a personal connection to the house and the Coffins and we are grateful that she has loaned the piece for public viewing.

Both pieces are on display on the upper floor of the Interpretive Center and will be on display through the month of September as part of our celebration of International Underground Railroad Month!

Happy Monday! Today we are featuring our Wayne County Collects post and theme is  . Pictured here are wooden butter mold...
08/17/2026

Happy Monday! Today we are featuring our Wayne County Collects post and theme is . Pictured here are wooden butter molds of different sizes. Molds such as these often were round, or bell shaped, because they are created using a woodworker’s lathe. The inside however will have some sort of motif carved in it. When making butter, not only did the mold shape the butter, but you could leave an intricate design to impress your guests when they were over for meals!

Address

201 U.S. 27 North
Fountain City, IN
47341

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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+17658471691

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