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Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
Between 1849 and the outbreak of the Civil War, ...
Foster Memorial AME Zion Church
Foster Memorial AME Zion Church was founded in 1...
Gerrit Smith Estate and Land Office
Gerrit Smith (1797-1874), a nationally prominent...
Oakdale
Oakdale was built in 1840 by Isaac and Dinah ...
Bethel AME Zion Church
A pillar of Reading's black community for 160 ye...
F. Julius LeMoyne House
The LeMoyne House, a National Historic Landma...
Spring Hill
Built in 1821, Spring Hill first served as the h...
James and Sophia Clemens Farmstead
The James and Sophia Clemens Farmstead is one of...
Samuel and Sally Wilson House
From the 1840s to the 1870s, well-to-do merchant...
Col. William Hubbard House
William Hubbard (1787-1863) moved to Ashtabula, ...
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Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
Between 1849 and the outbreak of the Civil War, this plain brick church was one of the nation's foremost centers of antislavery sentiment. Its minister at the time was Henry Ward Beecher, who had gained wide notice through his ...
Foster Memorial AME Zion Church
Foster Memorial AME Zion Church was founded in 1860 by Amanda and Henry Foster, Rev. Jacob Thomas, and Hiram Jimerson. Amanda Foster, considered the "Mother of the Church," was the driving force in the formation of the congregation whose ...
Gerrit Smith Estate and Land Office
Gerrit Smith (1797-1874), a nationally prominent and influential abolitionist and social reformer who played a critical role in the operations of the Underground Railroad, lived on this estate and conducted business out of this land office. A major turning ...
Oakdale
Oakdale was built in 1840 by Isaac and Dinah Mendenhall, two leading abolitionists who helped to form the Society of Progressive Friends at Longwood in 1853 as a result of Kennett Meeting's failure to respond to the abolition cause. ...
Bethel AME Zion Church
A pillar of Reading's black community for 160 years, the Bethel AME Church stands as a testament to the hard work and accomplishments of free African Americans during the era of slavery. Built in 1837, Bethel is the only ...
F. Julius LeMoyne House
The LeMoyne House, a National Historic Landmark, was built in 1812, and was a center of antislavery activity in southwestern Pennsylvania from the 1830s through the end of slavery. Dr. F. Julius LeMoyne (1798-1879), the son of a Parisian ...
Spring Hill
Built in 1821, Spring Hill first served as the home of Thomas and Charity Rotch, a Quaker couple from New England involved in the Underground Railroad. Upon the advice of Dr. Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia, they moved west to ...
James and Sophia Clemens Farmstead
The James and Sophia Clemens Farmstead is one of the oldest and last remaining agricultural resources in one of Ohio’s earliest black settlements, Longtown (Greenville settlement). This farmstead was the home of James Clemens (1781-1870), who was the founding ...
Samuel and Sally Wilson House
From the 1840s to the 1870s, well-to-do merchants and businessmen moved to the College Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, making it a prestigious rural village characterized by large homes on spacious lots. The presence of two colleges in College Hill ...
Col. William Hubbard House
William Hubbard (1787-1863) moved to Ashtabula, Ohio, from Holland Patent, New York, around 1834 to join relatives who owned and operated a successful lumber yard and warehouse in the town. Before moving to Ashtabula, Hubbard served in the War ...
