The Church of Peterboro - African American Historic Places (sitios de interés)
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5245 Swamp Road, Peterboro, New York Site #12 on Madison County Freedom Trail
About: This private home was originally built by Gerrit Smith in 1847 for The Church of Peterboro, where anti-slavery politics were discussed openly. As a free or union church, it welcomed not only politicians but spiritualists, temperance workers, and women's rights advocates. Speakers included Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Salmon P. Chase, William Lloyd Garrison, John Pierpont, Parker Pillsbury, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Charles Sumner.