Carter Road Subdivision Sign
This file appears in: Twentieth-Century Sundown Towns: The Carter Road Subdivision in Elkhart County
This sign welcomes you to the Carter Road Subdivision. It also contributed to Goshen’s legacy as a Sundown Town. Land deeds stated that only Caucasian people could own or occupy homes in the subdivision.
This file appears in: Twentieth-Century Sundown Towns: The Carter Road Subdivision in Elkhart County
Twentieth-Century Sundown Towns: The Carter Road Subdivision in Elkhart County
Just south of the Goshen College campus, the Carter Road subdivision has a good view of the pond created by the Goshen Dam. It is rather unassuming but serves as a reminder of Goshen's past as a “sundown town.” During the first half and…