Abraham L. Pennock
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Gosffo
N 39° 57.736 W 075° 16.418
18S E 476629 N 4423605
He was a patron of the arts, it seem fitting his home should become a library.
Waymark Code: WM8JM1
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2010
Views: 8
Marker Text: This prominent abolitionist and patron of the arts resided here at Hoodland until his death in 1868. The home had been built in 1823 by his father-in-law, John Sellers II. A leader in the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, Abraham Pennock also was an advocate of woman suffrage, and active in the temperance movement. Notable visitors to his home included John Greenleaf Whittier and James Russell Lowell.
Marker Name: Abraham L. Pennock
County: Delaware
Date Dedicated: 10/27/1985
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: At library on Maple Avenue between Wayne and Hazel, off S. State Rd. (SR 2026), Upper Darby
Category: African American, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Underground Railroad, Women
Website: [Web Link]
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