Eleutherian College Classroom and Chapel Building U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark Eleutherian College and Chapel Building Location Lancaster...
Sitting atop what local residents refer to as College Hill, Eleutherian College stands as a beacon to education and the freedom it provided, especially to free or self-emancipated Blacks in the decade leading up to the Civil War. The three-story building, constructed in 1854 with locally quarried rough-cut limestone, includes a first-floor chapel with six two-story windows, and classrooms on the second and third floors. Contact us to arrange for a private or group tour with our knowledgeable vol...
미국 인디애나 주 남동쪽에 있는 카운티이다. 1811년 클라크(Clark) 카운티, 디어본(Dearborn) 카운티, 녹스(Knox) 카운티에서 각각 분리 설립되었다. 지명은 미국의 제3대 대통령이었던 토머스 제퍼슨...
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Historic Eleutherian College 2014 Public Programs Donations accepted at door Saturday April 26, 2014 1:00 – 3:00 pm: Free tour 3:00 pm: Southwestern Concert Band 4:00 pm: Celtica - Celtic...
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One of the three major routes for slaves escaping north through Indiana passed through Jefferson County, on the Ohio River. Passengers on the Underground Railroad found a safe haven in Madison’s largely African-American Georgetown district, and a bastion of abolitionist activity just ten miles up the road, in the town of Lancaster. Known as “the New England Settlement”, Lancaster had been established by a number of families from Vermont and Maine who routinely violated state law to convey ...
The chapel and classroom building –– a three-story structure built from locally quarried, rough-cut limestone, constructed from 1852 to 1854 –– is the only remaining structure of the campus, which also had included a two-story stone dormitory building, as well as several cabins built the families of some students who attended the college. The building site is about 200 feet from from State Hwy. 250; the structure stands elegantly on a rise that was named College Hill. Facing east, it mea...
Historic Eleutherian College, Inc., Madison, Indiana. 좋아하는 사람 671명 · 62명이 방문했습니다. Historic Eleutherian College was founded in 1848 by the Neill's Creek...
The Neil’s Creek Anti-Slavery Society and Baptist Church ; The Neil’s Creek Anti-Slavery Society was formed on Jan. 5, 1839, with the signatures of 50 men and 32 women living in and around the then-bustling town of Lancaster, Indiana –– located about 10 miles northwest of Madison, the seat of Jefferson County. Most members had moved to the area from the Northeastern United States: Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; several had moved here from the slave...