Upper Darby offers walking tour of its anti-slavery landmarks
8 months ago The tour ends at the Friends Southwestern Burial Ground, where several of the figures highlighted along the route were laid to rest. Last year, newly elected Mayor Keffer appointed new members to the Upper Darby Historic Commission. Among them was Bart Everts, a librarian at Rutgers University Camden. The notion of a walking tour came out of the need for a socially distanced activity, Everts said. “I think, given the fact that we’re still experiencing the effects of COVID-19, i...
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