News Flash • Burlington County Will Distribute Guide to Loca
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 17, 2024
Burlington County is celebrating Black History Month with the release of a new tour guide of notable African American historical sites.
The 28-page Burlington County African American Historic Sites Tour Guide is an update to one that was first created in 1998 by the Burlington County Cultural and Heritage Department and Advisory Committee. It spotlights 19 historic sites located across nine municipalities, including:
- Burlington Island – one of the earliest places in New Jersey where Black enslaved people were brought.
- Oliver Cromwell House in Burlington City – Oliver Cromwell . . .
