Lawnside Historical Society, Inc. Email Format
Museums, Historical Sites, and ZoosUnited States0-1 Employees
The Lawnside Historical Society is a nonprofit membership organization that promotes the history of the Borough of Lawnside, New Jersey, United States. Lawnside is the only incorporated African American municipality north of the Mason-Dixon Line. The Society owns and operates the Peter Mott House Underground Railroad Museum at 26 Kings Court. It sponsors entertaining and educational programs, tours and activities for history lovers of all ages with emphasis on the African American experience and the impact of the Underground Railroad, the clandestine network to freedom for enslaved people, that shaped the community's origins and development.