La Mott | |
Other Name: | Camp Town |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Neighborhood of Cheltenham Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Montgomery |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Cheltenham |
Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of La Mott in Pennsylvania |
Coordinates: | 40.0678°N -75.1406°W |
Established Title: | Commissioner |
Established Date: | Harvey Portner |
Area Total Sq Mi: | .261 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | .261 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Elevation Ft: | 230 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 3554 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | Eastern Standard Time |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Timezone1 Dst: | Eastern Daylight Time |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
Area Codes: | 215, 267 and 445 |
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.
Of the sixty-five locations in the continental United States named Mott, this is the only community named "La Mott." It borders Philadelphia, along Cheltenham Avenue, and has been assigned the ZIP code of 19027.
The name of this town honors Lucretia Mott, who lived here from the 1850s until her death in 1880.[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.