Florence in Northampton in Hampshire County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Sojourner Truth

Photographed by Marc Posner, June 16, 2024

1. Sojourner Truth Marker

Inscription.
Sojourner Truth was born a slave named Isabella in upstate New York in 1797. She worked for a series of five masters while raising five children. When slavery ended in New York State in 1827 she settled in New York City. A deeply religious woman, Isabella took the name Sojourner Truth after God spoke to her. She was 46 years old when she set out walking and preaching through Long Island and Connecticut. Eventually she reached Massachusetts and joined the Northampton Association of Education and Industry.

From her home here in what is now Florence, Truth broadcast her mission and began speaking out for the abolition of slavery and for women's rights.

( lower plaque ) A gift to the City of Northampton
2002
Sculptor, Thomas Jay Warren
Landscape Architect, Denig Design Assoviates

Erected 2002.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.

Location. 42° 19.924′ N, 72° 40.471′ W. Marker is in Northampton, Massachusetts, in Hampshire County. It is in Florence. It is at the intersection

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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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: After the demise of the Northampton Association (a few steps from this marker); Northampton Association of Education and Industry (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Sojourner Truth (within shouting distance of this marker); Basil C. Dorsey (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mill River Flood (approx. 0.2 miles away); Florence Manufacturing (approx. ¼ mile away); The Anti-Slavery Community (approx. ¼ mile

Sojourner Truth and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marc Posner, June 16, 2024

2. Sojourner Truth and Marker

away); Entrepreneurs and Philanthropists (approx. ¼ 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.)

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 267 times since then and 24 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.