In 1835, Free Frank McWorter, a formerly enslaved man, paid $100 for 80 Illinois acres; a year later he founded New Philadelphia, and 191 years later nearly 20 acres entered NPS ownership

• According to the National Park Service, the land was donated by the nonprofit New Philadelphia Association and is an important addition to the New Philadelphia National Historic Site.
• Located near Barry in Pike County, the site protects the story of Free Frank McWorter, who established an integrated fronti