On This Day 150 Years ago, Camp William Penn Was Inaugurated And The First Members Of The U.S.C.T. Arrived

On this day, 150 years ago, Camp William Penn was inaugurated and the first Members of the United States Colored Troops (U.S.C.T.), the Black Soldiers of the Union, arrived. In honor of the day and in honor of the overall Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War, I travelled to Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, the location of Camp William Penn, to commemorate this occasion. That iron gate that you see is all that remains of the Camp. That gate is a century and a half old! 



Unfortunately I could not record any video footage due to the heavy rain. I look to return to this site very, very soon.