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Plymouth Township near Plymouth Meeting in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Abolition Hall

 
 
Abolition Hall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., 03.2009
1. Abolition Hall Marker
Inscription. The antislavery meeting hall here, opened in 1856, brought many leading abolitionist 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.”
 
Erected 2000 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RRColonial EraSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.
 
Location. 40° 6.188′ N, 75° 16.689′ W. Marker is near Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Plymouth Township. Marker is on Butler Pike, 0 miles north of Germantown Pike, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4006 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting PA 19462, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of North Star Public School and Plymouth Township High School
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(approx. 1.4 miles away); St. Peter's Church (approx. 2 miles away); Site of the Whitton / Miraglia House (approx. 2.2 miles away); In Memory (approx. 2.3 miles away); Black Horse (approx. 2.3 miles away); Lafayette (approx. 2.3 miles away); St. Matthew Parish School Name Stone (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plymouth Meeting.
 
Also see . . .
1. Abolition Hall - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.) 

2. Abolition Hall, Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County (MarkerQuest blog). (Submitted on September 8, 2022, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)
 
Abolition Hall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
2. Abolition Hall Marker
Looking east.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,883 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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