WebPhoto, Print, Drawing William Moore House, State Route 23 & Reading Railroad Tracks vicinity (Schuykill Township), Phoenixville, Chester County, PA. Enlarge View 7 images in sequence. [ Photos from Survey HABS PA-1135 ] Download: Go. More Resources [ Data Pages from Survey HABS PA-1135 ] ... WebEast Fallowfield, PA 19320 610-384-7144 610-384-7143 (fax) LOBBY HOURS: Monday- Thursday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Note: The office lobby will be closed to the public on Fridays through Labor Day However, visitors can still use the outside drop box or contact us by phone Upcoming EFT Events Board of Supervisors Meeting Tuesday, April 11
Sharing Our Underground Railroad Connection
WebKennett Square is a small town near the southern border of Chester County close to the Mason Dixon Line. In the ante-bellum period there were dozens of underground railroad stations within an eight-mile radius of Kennett Square, possibly one the the largest concentrations of underground activity and abolitionist sympathy in the nation. Web13 Jan 2024 · ABSTRACT. Historians have traditionally recounted the history of the Underground Railroad in Chester County and elsewhere in Pennsylvania as the work of heroic Quakers. When African Americans are included, for example, in R. C. Smedley’s History of the Underground Railroad in Chester and Neighboring Counties of … ruth arnon
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WebThe first all African-American congregation to exist in Bucks County was a critical stop on the Underground Railroad. Between 1830 and 1840, the congregation expanded from 70 people to 162. These runaway slaves from Maryland, Delaware, and the Carolinas used the cover of Buckingham Mountain to create their new lives and live remotely. Web12 Feb 2024 · 11 underground Railroad stations in Berks County. The NAACP of Reading and Central Pennsylvania African American Museum in Reading, have promoted 11 known Underground Railroad sites in Berks ... WebWest Freedom Trail in Chester and Delaware County Millbouråe Upper D East Lansdowne Yeadon People of Conscience, People of Faith 2- Passmore Williamson 3- Graceanna Lewis People of Conscience, People of Faith, Freedom Trail in Chester and Delaware County, Pa The Underground Railroad in Chester and Delaware County, Pa was a series of complex … ruth arriaza