Tukuk-OS🌳 Beech Settlement
United States · Americas · 39.76°N, 85.58°W
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Beech Settlement was a rural settlement in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana. Its early settlers were free people of color and a small number of free blacks, who came to the area with Quakers. Beech was one of Indiana's early black rural settlements and also one of its largest. The rural neighborhood received its name because of a large stand of beech trees in its vicinity. By 1835 the farming community had a population of 400 residents, but largely due to changing economic conditions, including rising costs of farming, the settlement's population began to decline after 1870. Fewer than six of the Beech families remained by 1920. As with most of Indiana's black rural settlements, Beech Settlement no longer exists. Few major points of interest remain; however, the community's Mount Pleasant Beech Church serves as the site for annual reunions of its friends and the descendants of former residents.
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Americas |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 39.76°N, 85.58°W · view on map |
Beech Settlement is located in United States, in Americas.
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