La Mott, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
La Mott is an unincorporated residential community in Cheltenham Township
, Montgomery County
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. There are 65 locations in the continental United States named Mott but this is the only one named La Mott. La Mott has the zip code of 19027. Formerly known as Camp Town, it is home to Camp William Penn
, the first federal training site for black soldiers during the American Civil War
. Lucretia Mott
lived here from the 1850s to her death in 1880. Her house, Roadside, was a major stop on the Underground Railroad
.
Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania
Cheltenham Township is a home rule municipality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Although it retains the word "Township" in its official name, it has been governed by a home rule charter since 1977 and is therefore not subject to the Pennsylvania Township Code. The population was...
, Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010, the population was 799,874, making it the third most populous county in Pennsylvania . The county seat is Norristown.The county was created on September 10, 1784, out of land originally part...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. There are 65 locations in the continental United States named Mott but this is the only one named La Mott. La Mott has the zip code of 19027. Formerly known as Camp Town, it is home to Camp William Penn
Camp William Penn
Camp William Penn was a Union Army training camp located in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania from 1863 to 1865, notable for being the first training grounds dedicated to African American troops who enlisted in the United States Army during the American Civil War...
, the first federal training site for black soldiers during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. Lucretia Mott
Lucretia Mott
Lucretia Coffin Mott was an American Quaker, abolitionist, social reformer, and proponent of women's rights.- Early life and education:...
lived here from the 1850s to her death in 1880. Her house, Roadside, was a major stop on the Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists,...
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