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Illinois historic preservation group awards $17K in grants

Illinois historic preservation group awards $17K in grants
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Supporters testify about Pike site s historic value, urge national park status

Supporters testify about Pike site s historic value, urge national park status FacebookTwitterEmail An aerial photo shows the area of Pike County once known as New Philadelphia. Tommy Hailey | National Park Service BARRY The message behind a historic site in Pike County is one that has endured more than a century and a half: People of different backgrounds, beliefs and skin color can live together in peace. It’s a reminder that should be shared beyond the 80 acres of the first town in the nation platted and registered by a Black man, supporters of New Philadelphia said Wednesday. Testifying before the House National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee, New Philadelphia Association President Phil Bradshaw said the site’s history is “a story worth preserving.”

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New Philadelphia, Illinois: The 1st Town Founded By A Black American

New Philadelphians and great-grandchildren of town founder Frank McWorter with the pigs they were raising, circa 1920. (Courtesy) Gerald McWorter grew up hearing a story about his great-great-grandfather who he later realized was an under-appreciated figure in American history. Free Frank McWorter was born into slavery, but he came to buy his freedom in 1819. Then in 1836, he became the first Black person to legally plan a community in the U.S. He founded the abolitionist town of New Philadelphia in western Illinois a free state. The town no longer exists, but the National Park Service has completed a study considering the site for entry into the National Park System.

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New Philadelphia, Illinois: The 1st Town Founded By A Black American

New Philadelphia, Illinois: The 1st Town Founded By A Black American
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New Philadelphia, Illinois: The 1st Town Founded By A Black American

New Philadelphia, Illinois: The 1st Town Founded By A Black American
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