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Lyles Station: Indiana's First And Only Remaining Settlement Founded By Freed Tennessee Slave | Video

Lyles Station, Indiana is one of the last remnants of one of the earliest free African American settlements in the U.S. Founded by freed Tennessee slave Joshua Lyles, the town’s best years were from 1880 to 1912. At its peak, there was a railroad station, a post office, a lumber mill, two general stores, two […]

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