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  • Site of integrated Illinois town founded by former slave is newest national park

    Jan 30, 2023 1:45 pm by Jodi HeckelCultural Exploration
    The Burdick House at the New Philadelphia site. Image Courtesy National Park Service

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    • The Burdick House at the New Philadelphia site. Image Courtesy National Park Service

    The New Philadelphia National Historic Site in western Illinois commemorates the first U.S. town to be legally founded by African Americans. Several U of I professors were among those leading the effort seeking national park status.