Abolition Hall
Posted by: ODragon
N 40° 06.182 W 075° 16.688
18T E 476294 N 4439230
The Antislavery meeting hall here...
Waymark Code: WM6V0
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2006
Views: 28
The Antislavery meeting hall here, opened in 1856, brought many leading abolitionists speakers as guests of George Corson and his wife, Martha Maulsby Corson. Built over a carriage shed, the hall could accommodate up to 200 visitors. The family's 1767 homestead here had already long been a station on the Underground Railroad. Later, 1881-1895, Abolition Hall was the studio of son-in-law Thomas Hovenden, who painted "Last Moments of John Brown."
Marker Name: Abolition Hall
County: Montgomery
Date Dedicated: 11/18/2000
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 4006 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting
Category: American, Buildings
Website: Not listed
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