INDIANAPOLIS — A new Forever stamp is featuring a Hoosier who helped more than 1,000 people escape slavery through the Underground Railroad.
The Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site, in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Service, will unveil the new Forever stamp featuring Catharine Coffin on Thursday, March 21 in Fountain City, Indiana.
The stamp is part of a series depicting 10 courageous men and women who helped guide enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
According to the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Catharine and Levi are credited with helping more than 1,000 people escape from slavery, as their home served as a crucial stop on the Underground Railroad. The couple provided shelter, food and guidance for freedom-seekers.
The other men and women honored on these Forever stamps include Frederick Douglass, Thomas Garrett, Laura Haviland, Lewis Hayden, Harriet Jacobs, William Lambert, Rev. Jermain Loguen, William Still and Harriet Tubman.
Fountain City is approximately 75 miles east of downtown Indianapolis.
