Florence in Northampton in Hampshire County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Sojourner Truth
Road to the 19th Amendment
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Photographed by Marc Posner, June 16, 2024
1. Sojourner Truth Marker
Advocated for equal
voting rights. Lived in
Florence 1844-1857.
Owned home on Park Street.
Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 204.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Civil Rights • Women.
Location. 42° 19.918′ N, 72° 40.49′ W. Marker is in Northampton, Massachusetts, in Hampshire County. It is in Florence. It is at the intersection of Park Street and Pine Street, on the left when traveling south on Park Street. Located in Sojourner Truth Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Florence MA 01062, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Knowledge Corridor, in Pioneer Valley, and in Greater Springfield. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Northampton Association of Education and Industry (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Sojourner Truth (within shouting distance of this marker); After the demise of the Northampton Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Basil C. Dorsey (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mill River Flood (approx. 0.2 miles away); Florence Manufacturing (approx. Ό mile away); The Anti-Slavery Community (approx. Ό mile away); Entrepreneurs and Philanthropists (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northampton.
Also see . . .
1. Sojourner Truth Memorial. (Submitted on July 17, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Sojourner Truth (Wikipedia). (Submitted on July 17, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Marc Posner, June 16, 2024
2. Sojourner Truth
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 251 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 12, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
