| Come enjoy the History & Heritage of Richmond/Wayne County!
As you explore Richmond/Wayne County's history & heritage, echoes of the past will encompass you. We invite you to travel the historic National Road, today U.S. 40, the trail pioneers used as they made their westward trek. Immerse yourself in the many historical museums depicting the way of life of Hoosier families & pioneers during the westward migration.
You'll be amazed when you discover where pre-Civil War runaway slaves hid at the Levi Coffin House, the Underground Railroad, where over 2,000 slaves escaped to freedom. One of the many slaves who hid in the Coffin home was "Eliza," whose story is told in "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
Richmond was settled in 1806 by North Carolina Quakers & is one of the older cities in Indiana. Quakers (called Friends) were drawn to the Northwest Territory by its cheap, fertile land & its prohibition on slavery. By 1809, nearly three hundred Friends, almost all from North & South Carolina had settled here. They formed the Whitewater Monthly Meeting of Friends (now Richmond's First Friends Meeting), the oldest Quaker congregation in the state of Indiana. Quakers founded not only Richmond but other communities, such as Economy, Dublin, Milton & Fountain City. Quaker meeting houses became part of the landscape all over the county.... |
DEER RIDGE Camping Resort Campground Web Site
Driving Direction GPS Coordinates:
39.865699, -84.850639
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Campground: DEER RIDGE Camping Resort in Richmond Indiana *