La Mott, Pennsylvania

La Mott is an unincorporated residential community located within Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Its name honors the leading 19th Century abolitionist and suffragist, Lucretia Mott, who resided in the neighborhood.

It borders Philadelphia, along Cheltenham Avenue, and has been assigned the ZIP code of 19027.

[1] Her house, Roadside, which was demolished in 1911, was a major stop on the Underground Railroad.

Formerly known as Camptown (or "Camp Town"), La Mott was the site of Camp William Penn, the first federal training site for Black soldiers during the American Civil War.