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|   Municipal Area Basketball - Lawnside, NJ
in Outdoor Basketball Courts Settle down and enjoy a game of basketball between the municipal building, fire and police station and public works. Parking is on the street, on the opposite side of the court. posted by:  Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/15/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.5 km |  Lawnside, NJ
in City and Town Halls This is a municipal complex which houses the court, police station and fire department. Parking is sparse, but there is limited street parking as well. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/16/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.5 km |  Lawnside Fire Co. No. 1
in Firehouses This two-bayed fire station is located in the borough municipal complex. it is located on the left side and is of unremarkable construction. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/15/2008 last visited: never |
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|  Lawnside, New Jersey
in Wikipedia Entries Lawnside is a Borough in Camden County, NJ, United States. As of the US 2000 Census, the population was 2,692. The land that became Lawnside was purchased by Abolitionists for freed and escaped slaves, as well as other African Americans in 1840. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/15/2008 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW0.5 km |  FIRST -- Independent Self-Governing African American Community North of the Mason-Dixon Line
in Superlatives Lawnside is a Borough in Camden County, NJ, United States. As of the US 2000 Census, the population was 2,692. The land that became Lawnside was purchased by Abolitionists for freed and escaped slaves, as well as other African Americans in 1840. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/16/2008 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW0.5 km |  Lawnside, NJ
in American Guide Series Lawnside is a Borough in Camden County, NJ, United States. As of the US 2000 Census, the population was 2,692. The land that became Lawnside was purchased by Abolitionists for freed and escaped slaves, as well as other African Americans in 1840. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/18/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.5 km |  Friendship III Barber Shop - Lawnside, NJ
in Barber Poles This rotating pole is located on the end of the brick structure, five feet off the ground to the right of the main entrance, affixed to the front facade. The shop is located on the main drag in town, Warwick Road. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/13/2008 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW0.5 km |  1935 - St. Luke Union American M.E. Church - Lawnside, NJ
in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones The cornerstone lists two dates, 1935 and 1952 and is located on the front right corner. No other information is know about this church. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 2/27/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW0.5 km |  St. Luke U.A.M.E. Lawnside, NJ
in Methodist Churches This is one of several Methodist churches, not only on this road but also in this historically, African-American town. The church is over 50 years old with an active congregation. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/26/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.5 km |  Hiram Lodge No. 5 - Lawnside, NJ
in Masonic Temples Built in 1962 and located on the main drag in town, Warwick Road, Hiram Lodge #5 is a Prince Hall Masonic Lodge, serving the historical African American town of Lawnside. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/14/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.6 km |  Lawnside, NJ 08045
in U.S. Post Offices This is single room, modest post office located on the main drag, Warwick Road, in the heart of historic Lawnside, NJ posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/13/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.6 km |  The World War Remembered - Lawnside, NJ
in World War I Memorials and Monuments This is one of two memorials (the other is a multi-war) set just off the road on a piece of land donated for the purpose of creating an area of observance and remembrance for the citizens of this Camden County historic borough. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 4/13/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.6 km |  Multi-War Monument @ Lawnside, NJ
in Non-Specific Veteran Memorials This is one of two memorials (the other is WW I) set just off the road on a piece of land donated for the purpose of creating an area of observance and remembrance for the citizens of this Camden County historic borough. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 4/12/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.6 km |  Lawnside - Peter Mott House
in New Jersey Historical Markers Peter Mott (c. 1807-1881), an African American farmer, constructed this house around 1844 and resided there until 1879. According to persuasive oral testimonies, Mott and his wife, Elizabeth Ann Thomas Mott, provided refuge to escaping slaves during the years leading up to the Civil War. posted by: LowellHouseGang location: New Jersey date listed: 3/16/2006 last visited: 8/13/2008 |
 view galleryW0.6 km |  Mott, Peter, House - Lawnside, NJ
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places This house is unique as the only Underground Railroad station owned by an African American in an all African American community. Peter Mott also served as pastor of nearby Mount Pisgah A.M.E. Church. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/14/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.6 km |  Peter Mott Underground Railroad Museum - Lawnside, NJ
in History Museums In Feb. '92, the Lawnside Historical Society was handed the deed to this property. The house was restored as a museum and opened to the public in Oct. '01. The property is now listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/13/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.6 km | OLDEST -- Structure in Lawnside, NJ in Superlatives The Peter Mott House is the oldest known house in Lawnside. Built circa 1845, the house was residence to Peter Mott, an African-American preacher who was the first Sunday school superintendent at Mount Pisgah A.M.E Church in Lawnside. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/16/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.6 km |  Peter Mott House - Lawnside, NJ
in Underground Railroad Sites Peter Mott House is a station along the Underground Railroad, in the historically African-American town of Lawnside, N.J. In 1994 the site was officially recognized and added to both the State and National Registers of Historic Places. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/16/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.6 km |  Lucky 7 in "Free Haven" - Lawnside, NJ
in Lucky 7 This Lucky 7 highlights a significant area in African American history, the borough of Lawnside. The Borough of Lawnside, located eight miles north of Camden, is the only historically African-American incorporated municipality in the northern United States. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/21/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.8 km |  Women's Heritage Trail - Jarena Lee - Lawnside, NJ
in Signs of History This sign is brand new. it is located on the front of the property, to the right of the church. This historic sign speaks of Lee, an African-American Woman who was allowed to preach in church, the first woman allowed to do so. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/22/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.8 km |  Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church - Lawnside, NJ
in This Old Church Some historical sources show that African American, Haddonfield church members w/ encouragement from the Lawnside Church decided to build their own church, here, at about 1885. The church was officially set up in November of 1887. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/16/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.8 km |  The Bell Tower @ Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church - Lawnside, NJ
in Bell Towers This beautiful bell tower, located over the front vestibule, is a wonderful feature of this very old church . The top of the tower has two open slits on all three sides and is very gothic in nature. Sided with wooden shake shingles. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/22/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.8 km | Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church - Lawnside, NJ in Methodist Churches Some historical sources show that African American, Haddonfield church members w/ encouragement from the Lawnside Church decided to build their own church, here, at about 1885. The church was officially set up in November of 1887. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/22/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.8 km | Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church - Lawnside, NJ in American Guide Series Some historical sources show that African American, Haddonfield church members w/ encouragement from the Lawnside Church decided to build their own around 1885. The church was officially set up in November of 1887. posted by: Math Teacher location: New Jersey date listed: 8/18/2008 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW0.8 km | Lawnside in New Jersey Historical Markers On April 20,1926, all who could, passed through the doors of the public school
on Warwick Road to cast their ballot in the "Official Special Election" of the
Borough of Lawnside. Just one month earlier, on March 23, 1926, New Jersey
Governor Moore signed into law State Assembly Bill 561, dissolving Center
Township, of which Lawnside was a part, and incorporating the Borough of Lawnside. With that First Election, Lawnside was propelled into the local and national spotlight and claimed a pl posted by: LowellHouseGang location: New Jersey date listed: 3/16/2006 last visited: 12/7/2007 |
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