Indian Run, Mercer County, Pennsylvania

41°9′4.21″N 80°15′51.23″W / 41.1511694°N 80.2642306°W / 41.1511694; -80.2642306

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Indian Run is a populated place in Wilmington Township of Mercer County, Pennsylvania,[1][2] named for the stream Indian Run.[3] Indian Run had a reputation as a "safe haven" for African Americans, whether they were free or escaping slavery. Abolitionists who broke away from a New Wilmington church established the White Chapel Church. In the 1840s, a settlement was created for freedmen called Pandenarium.[4] John Young and others were prominent Underground Railroad conductors.

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Indian Run". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  2. ^ "Indian Run Populated Place Profile / Mercer County, Pennsylvania Data". pennsylvania.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  3. ^ Dye, David L. (November 17, 2019). "New historical marker commemorates local settlement of freed slaves". The Sharon Herald. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  4. ^ Poole, Eric. "Mercer County had slaves — even as a 'safe haven'". The Sharon Herald. Retrieved 2021-04-25.