Historical Markers in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania

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Historical Markers in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania

1 ► Pennsylvania, Chester County, Lincoln University, Franklin Township — Thomas McKean —

The signer of the Declaration of Independence, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania and Governor, from 1799 to 1808, was born on this farm on March 19, 1734. Also active in the politics of Delaware, he encouraged Caesar Rodney to cast the deciding vote for . . . — — Map (db m39128) HM

2 ► Pennsylvania, Chester County, Lincoln University, Lower Oxford Township — Lincoln University —

Chartered as Ashmun Institute, April 29, 1854. Founded by Rev. John Miller Dickey for the purpose of providing liberal higher education for people of African ancestry in America. In 1866, it became Lincoln University, interracial and international. — — Map (db m8132) HM

3 ► Pennsylvania, Chester County, Lincoln University, Upper Oxford Township — Amos House —

In memory of Sarah Hunter Amos, widow of Thomas Henry Amos who was a graduate of the first class of Ashmun Institute (later renamed Lincoln University), ordained as a Presbyterian minister and served in Monrovia, Liberia as the first black . . . — — Map (db m136654) HM

4 ► Pennsylvania, Chester County, Lincoln University, Upper Oxford Township — Hosanna Meeting House —

Founded by free Blacks who had settled in this area, it was first known as the "African Meeting House," Formally organized in 1843 as an African Union Methodist Protestant church. A station stop on the Underground Railroad, its many visitors . . . — — Map (db m145814) HM

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