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The Milford/Kenilworth Community – Evesham’s Forgotten Black History

February 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Free

During the mid 1800’s the area now known as Kresson/Kenilworth was home to 40 or more families of Free Blacks and runaway enslaved people.  Historian Paul Schopp, Assistant Director of the South Jersey Culture and History  Center at Stockton University, will do a presentation on the history of this forgotten community and its role in the Underground Railroad in Evesham Township.

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Date:
February 7
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Marlton Middle School
150 Tomlinson Mill Road
Marlton, NJ 08053 United States
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Organizer

The Evesham Historical Society
Phone:
+1 (856) 988.6530
Email:
eveshamhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
Website:
http://eveshamhistoricalsociety.org