Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church - Springtown, NJ - U.S. National Register of Historic Places 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.

Street address: Sheppard's Mill road Springtown, NJ 08302 County / Borough / Parish: Cumberland County Year listed: 1999 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Person Periods of significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899 Historic function: Religion Current function: Religion Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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