Camp William Penn and Historic La Mott Day

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Join us in Honoring our Heritage, Saturday, September 17, 2022, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Opening ceremony: 10:00 at La Mott Community Center, 7420 Sycamore Ave., La Mott, 19027

We will remember the 1863 establishment of the USCT and CWP, the 160th anniversaries of the Battle of Antietam, the Allegheny Arsenal Explosion as well as Harriet Tubman’s 200th.  Note too, that it is Constitution Day.

  • Visit USCT encampment
  • Visit Camp William Penn Museum
  • Living History Demonstrations including ammunition making
  • Civil War Medical and Surgical instrument ‘show and tell’ 
  • Book signings, Lectures, Period Music, Films
  • La Mott History display
  • Civil War games and activities
  • Visit graves of CWP soldiers at Philadelphia National Cemetery
  • Local history organizations with tabletop displays and information

Closing ceremony: 3:45 at Flagpole (corner Sycamore and Willow)

Camp William Penn, located in what is now modern day La Mott, was the first and largest Federal training site for colored soldiers during the Civil War.

Note: Volunteers needed for help in all aspects of this event; some starting now and some the day of the event. Ideas and suggestions are also welcome. If you are able to help or participate, please use contact information below.

Email: pt@usct.org
Telephone: (215) 885-2258

Presentation: “The Ridley/Fox Shooting and Aftermath: An American Tragedy”

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Presented by Dr.Thomas Wieckowski: Author, historian, educator

This unfortunate incident at Camp William Penn not only resulted in the death of a local resident, but altered the life of Private Ridley and affected the lives of the Fox family for generations.

This presentation will review current research on the circumstances of the shooting and the devastating impact on Ridley and the extended Fox family of La Mott.

Joe Becton, Antoine Watts and Crystal Kemp, musicians and USCT re-enactors, will bring Civil War era music.

Kerry Bryan in attendance as Lucretia Mott.

Sunday, February 23, 2020
3:00 PM
La Mott Community Center
7420 Sycamore Ave.
La Mott, PA 19027

This is a free event. Donations are welcome. For more information on in the case of severe weather conditions, call 215-885-2258, or email pt@usct.org.

1619: The Story of America’s First Documented Africans

Events

Citizens for the Restoration of Historical La Mott (CROHL) invite you to come and hear Ric Murphy. Ric is the National Vice President for History for the Afro-American Historical Genealogical Society, Inc., Author, and Educator. He will speak about 1619: The Story of America’s First Documented Africans. In 2019, Americans will celebrate the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the first recorded Africans in English North America. In early records, these men, women, and children were known as the “20 odd” Africans. They arrived in late August 1619 at Point Comfort, along the James River. This talk will offer details, documentation, and importance of the history to communities nationwide.

Kerry Bryan will be in attendance as Lucretia Mott.

Joe Becton, Antoine Watts, and Crystal Kem, musicians and USCT re-enactors, will a sing-along of Civil War era music.

Date: Sunday, February 24, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: La Mott Community Center, 7420 Sycamore Ave., La Mott, PA 19027

This is a free event. Donations are welcome.

For more information, or in case of severe weather conditions, call 215-885-2258, or email pt@usct.org