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Historic Sites Attractions In Fountain City

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Fountain City is a city in Buffalo County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 859 at the 2010 census.
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  • 1. Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site Fountain City Indiana
    Levi Coffin was an American Quaker, abolitionist, businessman, and humanitarian. He was an active leader in the Underground Railroad in Indiana and Ohio and was given the unofficial title of President of the Underground Railroad. An estimated three thousand fugitive slaves are believed to have reported to have passed through his care. The Coffin home in Fountain City, Indiana, is often called the Grand Central Station of the Underground Railroad. Born in North Carolina, Coffin was exposed to and developed an opposition to slavery as a child. He followed his family and immigrated to Indiana in 1826, following the slaveholders' persecution of Quakers. In Indiana he became a local business leader, merchant, and farmer. Coffin's accumulated wealth from his business interests allowed him to bec...
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