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Princeton, Indiana...812.385.2534
The Lyles Station Museum displays the story of
what the black community had to endure in Lyles
Station and recreates a sense of life and learning
in the town during the 1920s, when the school
was new and the community was thriving.
Museum Hours:

Saturdays 1pm - 4pm

Fall Hours:
Sat.
1pm - 4pm
or by appointment


Closed Mondays, New
Years' Day, Easter,
Thanksgiving & Christmas
Day

General Admission
Adults              $5
Youth (under 17)    $3
Senior Citizens      $4

50% discount to Members

For group rates call
(812) 385-2534
Celebrating freedom & Success in Indiana,
Lyles Station stands as on of the last
remaining African American settlements in the
state. Settled in the early 1800's this
community's heritage is preserved in the
renovated Lyles Station School. It's Heritage
Classroom provides students the opportunity
to to experience a day in the life of school
children in the early 1900's. The school also
features a museum, gift shop, meeting facilities
and a period garden.
Visiting students will experience a day in the life
of African-American school children in the early
1900’s.
Please help us preserve the
heritage of
Lyles Station.
Celebrating Black History began in 1926, when Dr. Carter G. Woodson,
a Harvard Ph.D., initiated "Negro History Week." Dr. Woodson, a
historian, chose the second week in February because it included the
birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln
Lyles Station is celebrating Black History Month with the unveiling
of our 2 "Underground Railroad" Traveling Trunks.

These trunks will be available for area teachers to bring into their classrooms for
up to 1 month.
Each trunk contain a treasure trove of books, artifacts, photos and music from the
1800's, complete with lesson plans to help teach their students the African
American struggle for freedom.

These trunks were made possible by a generous grant from
Old National Bank.

Teachers may email their request for the trunk to
director@lylesstation.org