Site of New Philadelphia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 39° 41.886 W 090° 57.682
15S E 674787 N 4396236
First town founded and legally platted by a black man.
Waymark Code: WM8NBW
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/23/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
Views: 3

Marker Text:

SITE OF NEW PHILADELPHIA
September 16, 1836 - 1885

The town consisted of 144 lots laid out by a black man FREE FRANK MCWORTER. In 1819 he bought his freedom from slavery, and eventually freedom for 16 family members for $14,000. He was the first settler (1829) in Hadley Township. Free Frank was born in 1777 in South Carolina and died September 12, 1854. He is buried in the New Philadelphia cemetery ¼ mile southeast of this sign.


The Town Site
NEW PHILADELPHIA
founded
1836
by
FREE FRANK McWORTER
is listed in the
NATIONAL REGISTER
OF HISTORIC PLACES.

More history and a look at the New Philadelphia Association can be found here: New Philadelphia

County: Pike County

Historical Society: The New Philadelphia Association

Location: County Rd. 2, New Philadelphia, 4 miles E. of Barry,

Website: [Web Link]

Dedication Date: Not listed

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