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Smithfield Presbyterian Church
Smithfield Presbyterian Church Peterboro NY Jul 10.jpg
Smithfield Presbyterian Church, July 2010
National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum is located in New York
National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum
Location in New York
National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum is located in the United States
National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum
Location in the United States
Location Pleasant Valley Rd. between Elizabeth and Park Sts., Peterboro, New York
Area less than one acre
Built 1820
Architectural style Italianate, Federal
NRHP reference No. 94001370
Added to NRHP December 12, 1994

The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum is a special place in Peterboro, New York. It celebrates brave American abolitionists. These were people who worked hard to end slavery. The museum also shows how their fight continues today to end racism.

The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum

What You'll Find at the Museum

The museum is located at 5255 Pleasant Valley Road in Peterboro, New York. You can find it on the second floor of a historic Presbyterian church. This church building was built in 1820. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 because of its important history.

The building stopped being used as a church in 1870. Since then, it has been home to different schools. Today, the first floor holds the Town Hall for the Town of Smithfield.

A Historic Meeting Place

This building is very important because of a meeting held there in 1835. It was the first meeting of the New York State Anti-Slavery Society. The original meeting was planned for Utica, but people who supported slavery protested it. They even had a New York Senator among them.

Because of these protests, Gerrit Smith, a famous social reformer, suggested Peterboro as a new location. The meeting then moved to Peterboro. It was described as "the largest convention ever assembled in that State for any purpose whatever." About 1,000 people attended this important event.

Honoring Abolitionist Heroes

Harriet Tubman, in the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum
Harriet Tubman in the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum, Peterboro, NY

The National Abolition Hall of Fame honors people who fought against slavery. Here are some of the amazing people who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame:

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