Diaspora Desk Dailyby Black Executive Journal

Place · Illinois, United States

New Philadelphia, Illinois

Town platted by Frank McWorter in 1836 on 42 acres in Pike County: 20 blocks and 144 lots. Bypassed by the Hannibal & Naples Railroad in 1869, it declined and is now a National Park Service site.

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  • founded by · 1836Frank McWorterplatted 42 acres, 20 blocks, 144 lots; first town registered by an African AmericanBEJ profile

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