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Camp William Penn

African American soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century., La Mott (Pa.) -- History., Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.), Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township).

"This picture was taken after the Civil War by W.B. Powell." - Alexander Scott

Camp William Penn

Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.), La Mott (Pa.) -- History., African American soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.

"This drawing was made during the Civil War depicting troops at Camp William Penn." - Alexander Scott

Camp William Penn

Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.), African American soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century., La Mott (Pa.) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township).

"A Civil War lithograph showing the barracks of Camp William Penn." - Alexander Scott

Camp William Penn

Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.), African American soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century., La Mott (Pa.) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township).

"Sketch showing location of barracks and other facilities used by the troops." - Alexander Scott

Camp William Penn Marker

African Americans, Civil War

From 1863 to 1865, this site in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania served as a training camp for United States Colored Troops. It was the first and largest federal training facility for African Americans during the Civil War. The stone marker pictured here was placed in 1943 at the corner of Willow and Sycamore Avenue in Cheltenham. It was placed by the Allied Veterans Association of Pennsylvania.

William Penn High School

Cities, Towns, and Buildings

William Penn High School, Harrisburg

William Penn Highway

Topography

William Penn Highway near Birmingham., 20-15

William Penn Highway

Topography

William Penn Highway near Birmingham., 20-16

William Penn House

Education -- Pennsylvania -- History., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township).

"It has not been determined why this house is called the Penn House. It is known that is was briefly used as a Cheltenham School. After the Middle School closed and before the first Shoemaker School opened in 1860 this building was the school." - Alexander Scott

Black History Camp William Penn

Black History, Camp William Penn

Lectures and songs presented for Black History Month.

Camp William Penn Recruiting Poster

Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.), La Mott (Pa.) -- History., African American soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.

"One of the Civil War posters used to recruit colored troops to be trained at Camp William Penn." - Alexander Scott

Camp William Penn Stone Marker

Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.), Historical markers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County., La Mott (Pa.) -- History., African American soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.

"It was erected in 1943 by the Allied Veterans Association of Pennsylvania. Camp William Penn was the first camp established for colored troops under the act of July 17, 1862. Between 1863 and 1865 10,940 men were trained and in combat they suffered 1,056 casualties. The 22nd Regiment, one of eleven trained at Camp William Penn, was the first Union regiment sent into Richmond and it escorted President Lincoln's body back to Springfield." - Alexander Scott

Site of William Penn Cavern

Caves

Site of William Penn Cavern, Route 22, four miles west of Huntingdon

Camp William Penn Marker (Full View)

African Americans, Civil War

Juniata River and William Penn Highway

Rivers and Streams

Juniata River and William Penn Highway, Water Street.

Little Juniata River, original William Penn Highway

Miscellaneous

Little Juniata River, original William Penn Highway, just above Union Furnace, Tyrone quadrangle.

Little Juniata and Old William Penn Highway

Topography

Little Juniata and Old William Penn Highway, just south of Birmingham, Tyrone quadrangle.

Little Juniata and William Penn Highway

Topography

Little Juniata and William Penn Highway at mouth of Elk Run., 20-14

Tunnel connecting quarries either side of William Penn Highway

Nonmetallic Mineral Resources

Tunnel connecting quarries either side of William Penn Highway. Quarry west of Annville. Date of photograph not known. George Ashley's tenure with the Survey, 1919-1946., Quarry west of Annville. Tunnel under William Penn Highway.

William Penn Memorial Fire Tower and Hotel, Reading (Pa.)

Postcards

Postcards with scenes from around Berks County.

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