Daily News | The Peter Mott House Underground Railroad Museum in South Jersey is reopening after 3 years
The Peter Mott House has weathered 177 years of history, with COVID-19 just the latest blip in its storied past.
Visitors can again tour the rustic property, learning about key 19th-century abolitionists like Harriet Tubman and William Still, “Father of the Underground Railroad.” They’ll also get to know Mott, who founded the home in 1845 and helped relocate former slaves safely throughout South Jersey. It’s Still’s story that Shockley was most eager to tell, given his credit as the railroad’s father in a 1902. Born in Burlington County, Still relocated to Philadelphia and went on to resettle hundreds of freedom seekers in the North, going to great lengths to document their identities in hope of one day reunifying broken families.
The work was made possible by grants from the New Jersey Historic Trust, which chipped in around $60,000, as well as $30,000 from the Camden County Open Space and Farmland Preservation. Contributions of around $10,000 from private donors also helped, Shockley said.
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