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The Mount Pleasant Historic District encompasses the historic center of the village of Mount Pleasant, Ohio. Founded in 1803 by anti-slavery Quakers, the village was an early center of abolitionist activity and a well-known haven for fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad. The village center is relatively little altered since the ...
Location of Mount Pleasant Township in Jefferson County Coordinates: 40°11′16″N 80°47′32″W / 40.18778°N 80.79222°W / 40.18778; -80 Country
Mount Pleasant was laid out in 1803. It was named for its scenic landscape. [4] An early variant name was Jesse-Bobtown. [5] In 1802 [6] Nathan Updegraff of the Pennsylvanian Op den Graeff family settled north in Mount Pleasant. [7] His family belonged to the 19th-century Quaker families of Ohio [8] and produced a lot of Quaker Ministers and ...
Sep. 3—Mt. Pleasant-area homes that have endured for generations will be showcased this month during the Westmoreland Historical Society's latest Historic House Tour. The self-guided tour runs ...
The Benjamin Lundy House is a historic house at Union and Market Streets in Mount Pleasant, Ohio.It was home in 1820 to abolitionist Benjamin Lundy (1789–1839), where he established the influential anti-slavery newspaper The Genius of Universal Emancipation, one of the first anti-slavery publications in the United States.
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Mount Pleasant was named a National Historic Landmark District for its association with the antislavery movement in the years leading up to the American Civil War. It is home to five documented Underground Railroad "stations." The village celebrated its 200th anniversary with tours, special displays and programs on Saturday, Aug. 2 and Sunday ...