Indian Run, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
American freedmenMercer County, PennsylvaniaUnderground Railroad in Pennsylvania
Indian Run is a populated place in Wilmington Township of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, named for the stream Indian Run. Indian Run had a reputation as a "safe haven" for African Americans, whether they were free or escaping slavery. White Chapel Church was established by abolitionists who broke away from a church in New Wilmington. In the 1840s, a settlement was created for freedmen called Pandenarium. John Young and others were prominent Underground Railroad conductors.
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New Castle-Mercer Road,
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N 41.151169444444 ° | E -80.264230555556 ° |
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New Castle-Mercer Road 434
16142
Pennsylvania, United States
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