Cheltenham Township near Elkins Park in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lucretia C. Mott

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 30, 2009

1. Lucretia C. Mott Marker

Inscription. Nearby stood “Roadside,” the home of the ardent Quakeress, Lucretia C. Mott (1793-1880). Her most notable work was in connection with antislavery, women's rights, temperance and peace.

Erected 1974 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Quakerism series lists.

Location. 40° 3.863′ N, 75° 8.13′ W. Marker is near Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Cheltenham Township. It is at the intersection of Old York Road (Pennsylvania Route 611) and Latham Park, on the right when traveling south on Old York Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Latham Park, Elkins Park PA 19027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Village of La Mott (approx. 0.3 miles away); Camp William Penn (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Camp William Penn (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Paul's Episcopal Church

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(approx. half a mile away); Address by President Lincoln (approx. one mile away); In The Battle of Germantown (approx. one mile away); A National Cemetery System (approx. one mile away); Shoemaker-Bosler Mill Site (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elkins Park.

Also see . . .
1. The Lucretia Coffin Mott Papers Project. (Submitted on September 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Cheltenham Township. Where Mott and many other distinguished Americans lived. (Submitted on September 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. Lucretia C. Mott - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

4. Lucretia Mott at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on July 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 30, 2009

2. Lucretia C. Mott Marker

Looking south along Old York Road.

Gate to Latham Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 30, 2009

3. Gate to Latham Park

An exclusive residential community constructed after Mott's residence was demolished in 1911.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,887 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.