New Garden historian Peggy Jones was good enough to alert me to an upcoming program about the township's Lyceum Hall. She writes:
"Five years ago the 166-year-old Lyceum Hall was moved from along Rt. 41 to the Township Park and the Historical Commission was given the responsibility and the funds to renovate the building for use as a park clubhouse. The exterior is finished and the interior will be completed this winter. This historic building, which has served not only as a lyceum hall, but also as a school, as a refuge for runaway slaves, as a Township building and polling place, is, to my knowledge, the only remaining lyceum hall in the County which was built exclusively for that purpose."
Speakers will discuss the hall's history, its restoration "and even the graffiti on the walls."
The program, sponsored by the township Historical Commission, will be held at the New Garden Township Building on Starr Road at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15.
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