Related Historical Markers

By Don Morfe

Sycamore Ave & Willow Ave

SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER

1 ► Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Elkins Park, Cheltenham Township — Camp William Penn — 1863-1865 —

On Sycamore Avenue at Willow Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Sycamore Avenue.

Training camp for colored troops enlisted into the United States Army — — Map (db m4371) HM WM

2 ► Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Elkins Park, Cheltenham Township — Village of La Mott —

On Cheltenham Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 309) at Keenan Street on Cheltenham Avenue.

Originally called Camptown, this village was laid out at the close of the Civil War on the site of former Camp William Penn. The camp was a training station for Negro troops enlisted in the U.S. Army from 1863 to 1865. — — Map (db m4349) HM

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