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Site Name Historic Eleutherian College Street Address 6927 West State Road 250 City / State / Zip Madison IN, 47250 Phone number 812-273-9434 Web Page www.eleutherian.us   Admission Fee Adults $3.00, seniors $2.00, children free; groups $2.00. Hours Mon.-Sat. 10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.; closed Nov.-Mar.; available for tours by appointment year-round. Visitor services Public rest rooms, information, gift shop, museum tours. Regular Events None.     Directions From I-65 exit at the Seymour/North Vernon exit; proceed 16 miles on North Vernon to Indiana Highway 7; proceed south on Highway 7 toward Madison. Turn left on State Road 250 to site.
Site Description
Eleutherian College was established as an abolitionist school in 1848. The college offered education to all students, regardless of sex or race, and was the first of its kind in the state of Indiana. The college was located along the Underground Railroad and served as a stop. Many of the students enlisted in the Civil War, and the grounds were used as a training center during the Civil War for the Sixth Indiana Regiment. The Lymann Hoyt House, the original 1850 home of an Underground Railroad conductor, will open for tours in Summer 2007.

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