Pahistoric La Mott
An Internet Experience
Welcome
A Brief History of Cheltenham
Overview
PA…William Penn’s Colony
Famous Names in Hx of Cheltenham
The Mills
A True Suburb Evolves
La Mott, Pennsylvania
The Motts
James Mott
Lucretia Mott
Lucretia Coffin
Roadside
Lucretia Mott’s Extended Family
Benjamin Franklin – Lucretia Mott
The Politics of the Years 1830 to 1861
Before the Civil War
The Era Before The Civil War
The Emergence of Abolitionism – The Abolitionists
The Abolitionist Movement
The Fugitive Slave Laws
John Brown
The Abolitionists in Pennsylvania
Gradual Emancipation Proposal
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Appeal of 1854
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates 1858
The Dred Scott Case Summary
The Supreme Court Decision
Newspaper Comments
Abraham Lincoln’s Speech
Frederick Douglass
A Review of a Historian
The Effects on the Political Parties
The Approach to War
The Election of 1860
The First Inaugural Address
Pennsylvania’s Attitude
Pennsylvania and the Tariff
Lincoln as a Writer
The Quakers and Cheltenham
The Civil War
Lincoln as Commander in Chief
U.S. Constitution Article II, Section 2
The Civil War Era Governors of the Northern States
Jay Cooke Biography
The Union Generals
Lincoln’s Primary Generals
Letter to General Grant – 7/13/1863
Colored Troops…The Debate
The Union League’s Petition
The Door Opens to Black Troops
The Order of Retaliation
Chronology of The Civil War
Alphabetical Listing of Battles
Lincoln and the Law
The Homestead Act
The Homestead Act States
The Freeman Family and the Act
July 22, 1862 Cabinet Meeting
Emancipation Proclaimation Timeline
Emancipation Proclaimation
Habeas Corpus Decree
The Years of Camp Wm. Penn
The Beginnings of Camp William Penn
The Opening Orders
Colonel Louis Wagner
Colonel John H. Taggert
Activities at Camp William Penn
Who They Were…What They Did
Overview
The Medal of Honor
A Soldiers Letter
Civil War Battlefields
Brigadier General Lorenzo Thomas
The Bureau of Colored Troops
Battle of New Market
History and Names of 3rd Regiment
History and Names of 6th Regiment
History and Names of 8th Regiment
History and Names of 22nd Regiment
History and Names of 24th Regiment
History and Names of 25th Regiment
History and Names of 32nd Regiment
History and Names of 41st Regiment
History and Names of 43rd Regiment
History and Names of 45th Regiment
History and Names of 127th Regiment
The Complete Camp William Penn Roster
The Closing Orders
Civil War Archive
Back Cover of Don Scott’s Book
Women Who Contributed to the Union War Effort
The USCT Elsewhere
USCT an Overview
Camp Nelson
USCT Draft Rendezvous Encampment
The Tradition Continues
Blacks in the Military 1861-1914
Blacks in the Military 1914-1936
Raymond W. Triplett
Cheltenham Veterans Roster
The Election of 1864
Letter to James C. Conklin
The Election of 1864
Lincoln and The Pre-Election Outlook
The Election of 1860
The Second Inaugural Address
The Election of 1864 – An Analysis
Lincoln’s Assassination
A. Lincoln Timeline
Lincoln as the Writer
Lincoln’s Assassination
Preparing for Reconstruction
Opening section page 1 to 4
In the Confederate South – pages 4 to 11
The Debate – pages 11 to 17
Lincoln’s Reply… – pages 17 to 24
The Reconstruction Years
Reconstruction Timeline
The Freedmen’s Bureau
Aftermath of the Civil War
Republican Dominance in PA
The Constitution of 1874
New State Agencies
Population
The Early Families
Overview
Migration
The Great Migration
The First Northern Migration
The Early Census 1860-1920
Irish Immigrants
The Growth of the Village
Overview
History of the Police Department
History of the Fire Department
Moore-Triplett Post Members
The La Mott School
The Census 1860-2010
La Mott Becomes Truly Historic
Overview
La Mott…Today!
Overview
The American Dream Quote
The Census 1930-2000
Historic District
The Areas Around La Mott
Montgomery County – An Overview
Cheltenham Township
Abington
Glenside
Elkins Park
Jenkintown
Lynwood Gardens
Places of Interest in Cheltenham Township
Introduction
Beth Sholom Synagogue
Chelten Hills Model Railroad Club
Keneseth Israel
Richard Wall House
Recommended Reading
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