Pastor Peter Mott’s house served as a station on the Underground - TopicsExpress



          

Pastor Peter Mott’s house served as a station on the Underground Railroad. Open Sat., noon - 3 pm, weekdays by appointment. Rev. Motts house was a station on the Underground Railroad during the 19th century. It is the oldest known house in Lawnside, the only African-American community incorporated in New Jersey. Built in 1845, the house was inhabited by Rev. Mott, Sunday School superintendent at Mount Pisgah African Methodist Episcopal Church, and his wife Elizabeth Ann within what was then called Snow Hill. - See more at: visitnj.org/nj-historic-sites-memorials/peter-mott-house-underground-railroad-museum#sthash.lgGOtqfo.dpuf
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 22:49:14 +0000

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