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Village of La Mott

Montgomery County · dedicated 1973 · W Cheltenham Ave. (PA 309) & School Lane, NW of PA 611, at church, LaMott

Originally called Camptown, this village was laid out at the close of the Civil War on the site of former Camp William Penn. The camp was a training station for Negro troops enlisted in the U.S. Army from 1863 to 1865.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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