Indian Run, Mercer County, Pennsylvania

41°9′4.21″N 80°15′51.23″W

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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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