Longtown Settlement

A triracial settlement founded in 1822 by Native Americans (Saponi Catawba & Shawnee), Free People of Color (African Ohioans), and Quakers (Whites). Longtown was also known as Long, the Greenville Settlement and/or Greenville Negro Settlement.

Book: Donald M. Royer. Longtown Settlement.

Book: Stephen Miller. Palestine Book.

Book: Preservation Plan for the Union Literary Institute Building.

Book: Indiana's African-American heritage : essays from Black history news & notes, Author: Wilma L. Gibbs. Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, 1993

Book: Murder in their hearts : the Fall Creek massacre. Author: David Thomas Murphy. Summary: In March 1824 a group of angry and intoxicated settlers brutally murdered nine Indians camped along a tributary of Fall Creek. The events that followed sparked a national sensation. 2010. Publisher: Indiana Historical Society Press, Indianapolis, 2010

Book: The Native Americans. Authors:Elizabeth J. Glenn, Stewart Rafert. Summary: Native American ancestors inhabited the land of Indiana from around 9,500 BC. Follow their history, and the history of their contact with Europeans. After World War II, Indians from many lineages flocked to Indiana, and are creating a diverse Indian culture that enriches the lives of all Hoosiers. Print Book, 2009. Indiana Historical Society Press, Indianapolis, 2009. See unit on the Miami.

Article: Kevin Williams. An Ohio Town Where the Races Have Mixed Freely for More Than 200 Years. Washington Post. 26 Sep 2015. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/an-ohio-town-where-the-races-have-mixed-freely-for-more-than-200-years/2015/09/26/7ab3b250-4cfa-11e5-bfb9-9736d04fc8e4_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e5a30454fb9f

“Keiser Preserves Longtown History”. 24 Jun 2015. Daily Advocate 428 South Broadway Street, Greenville, OH 45331. https://www.dailyadvocate.com/news/990/keiser-preserves-longtown-history

“Longtown Founder Descendent Proud of His Ancestry”. 28 September 2014. The Early Bird. 100 Washington Avenue, Greenville, OH 45331. https://www.earlybirdpaper.com/longtown-founder-descendent-proud-of-his-ancestry/

Hoersten, Greg. “Remembering Longtown”. Lima News 3515 Elida Road, Lima, OH 45807. 12 February 2019. https://www.limaohio.com/features/lifestyle/341302/remembering-longtown

Radio Feature: Jerry Kenney. Longtown Descendants Breathe New Life Into Historic "Mixed-Race" Settlement. 30 May 2017. WYSO. Yellow Springs, Ohio. https://www.wyso.org/post/longtown-descendants-breathe-new-life-historic-mixed-race-settlement

Some ancestors:

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Thornton_Alexander_%281%29

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Reuben_Bass_%283%29

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Isaac_Bass_(7)

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Family:James_Clemens_and_Sophia_Sellers_%281%29

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Lucinda_Clemens_%282%29