National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum
The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum is located on the second floor of a historic Presbyterian church, located at 5255 Pleasant Valley Road, between Elizabeth and Park Streets, in the hamlet of Peterboro, New York. The church, built in 1820, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. No longer used as a church, it has been the Evans Academy; Town Hall; Peterboro Union School; and Peterboro Elementary School. The first floor now serves as the Town of Smithfield Community Center.
In 1835, the inaugural meeting of the New York State Antislavery Society was held in this building. It was held in Peterboro because the original meeting, in Utica, was aborted by pro-slavery protestors, including New York Senator, and the following year New York Attorney General, Samuel Beardsley. Gerrit Smith was from Peterboro and suggested it as a substitute location. 1,000 attended, "the largest convention ever assembled in that State for any purpose whatever".National Abolition Hall of Fame Members
The following are the inductees of the National Abolition Hall of Fame as of 2018:
