Village of La Mott
Originally called Camptown, this village was laid out at the close of the Civil War on the site of former Camp William Penn. The camp was a training station for Negro troops enlisted in the U.S. Army from 1863 to 1865.
Marker is at the intersection of Cheltenham Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 309) and Keenan Street on Cheltenham Avenue.
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