Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church - Springtown, NJ - Underground Railroad Sites on Waymarking.com

This historic church is located in the historically African American town of Othello, NJ, now part of Springtown, NJ. The current church was built in the late 1830s to replace one accidentally destroyed by fire. This is a documented station on the Underground Railroad, being a site used heavily by Harriet Tubman from 1849 to 1853.

There was once a small home next door to the church, used by a church member who would also serve as a conductor for the Underground Railroad. As a result of both this church, and the fact that it was an Underground Railroad station led to a surge in the population of Othello and Springtown, making it one of the largest African communities in South Jersey.

The church is still active and service times are listed. The church's UGRR history is documented on the NPS UGRR site here.

Address: Sheppards Mill Rd. Springtown, NJ 08302 Web site: [Web Link] Open to the public?: Private Site Details: Not listed Name of organization who placed the marker: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/05/2010 RDOwens visited it