

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Camp William Penn
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 13 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Donald Scott Sr. will speak about Camp William Penn that was the largest and first federal Civil War facility under President Abraham Lincoln’s Bureau of United States Colored Troops (USCT) to train Black soldiers during the war from 1863-1865 in what is today Cheltenham Township. Boasting the largest free-Black population outside of the South and the 19th-century’s epicenter of the Underground Railroad, Philadelphia and Camp William Penn hosted the greatest anti-slavery abolitionists, including Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Robert Purvis, Lucretia Mott and William Still. Douglass and Tubman spoke to and rallied some of the almost 11,000 soldiers, many of them formerly enslaved who trained in eleven regiments that fought in a slew of major battles, helped to corner the Confederate general, Robert E. Lee,  and his Rebel forces, as well as capture President Lincoln’s assassins. Harriet Tubman married Nelson Davis, a warrior of the 8th USCT, from the facility. Three members of the 6th USCT earned the Medal of Honor for their bravery, and many gave their lives. At a time when America’s very existence was threatened, the warriors and freedom fighters for human equality associated with Camp William Penn were a major part of the country’s salvation.

A brief Society business meeting will occur prior to the start of the lecture.

Lectures are FREE and open to the public.

In-person and on Zoom. Login information will be posted to the website the day of the event or email us to be added to our mailing list. Lectures are not recorded for later playback.

The lecture series is sponsored by a grant from the Jenkinstown Lyceum. For more information, please call the Old York Road Historical Society at 215-886-8590.

If you are interested in learning about more of our future programs and are not on our email reminder list but would like to be, please send your email address to OldYorkRoadHistory@gmail.com.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jenkintown/camp-william-penn/200029831989459
- **Event Categories**: Meetups, Nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Jenkintown
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Abington Friends Meeting
- **lat**: 40.093840250987
- **long**: -75.118103822561
- **full address**: Abington Friends Meeting, 520 Meetinghouse Rd ,Abington, Pennsylvania, Jenkintown, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Old York Road Historical Society (https://allevents.in/org/old-york-road-historical-society/12635151)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 13 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Abington Friends Meeting, 520 Meetinghouse Rd ,Abington, Pennsylvania, Jenkintown, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Old York Road Historical Society
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Meetups, Nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Camp William Penn ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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