{"id":"nps-neph","slug":"new-philadelphia-national-historic-site","name":"New Philadelphia National Historic Site","designation":"National Historic Site","category":"historic-site","categoryLabel":"Historic Site and Historical Park","agency":{"code":"NPS","name":"National Park Service","department":"U.S. Department of the Interior","url":"https://www.nps.gov"},"managedBy":[{"code":"NPS","name":"National Park Service","department":"U.S. Department of the Interior","url":"https://www.nps.gov","unitCode":"NEPH","designation":"National Historic Site","sourceId":"nps-neph"}],"states":["IL"],"stateNames":["Illinois"],"location":{"lat":39.69803,"lon":-90.96131},"bbox":[-90.9633,39.6944,-90.9501,39.699],"acres":{"value":102,"kind":"gis-estimate","source":"Computed from the simplified boundary","note":"Approximate. The managing agency publishes official acreage."},"firstProtected":null,"established":null,"administrations":[],"designationHistory":[],"summary":"To a casual observer, New Philadelphia looked like a typical Illinois pioneer town. But a closer look revealed a unique and racially diverse community. New Philadelphia was the first US town platted and registered by an African American. A formerly enslaved man, Free Frank McWorter, founded New Philadelphia in 1836 and purchased freedom for himself and 15 family members.","summarySource":"National Park Service","guide":{},"trConnection":null,"trConnections":[],"trTypes":[],"links":{"official":"https://www.nps.gov/neph/index.htm","social":{},"recreationGov":null,"alltrails":null,"alltrailsExplore":"https://www.alltrails.com/explore?b_tl_lat=39.699&b_tl_lng=-90.9633&b_br_lat=39.6944&b_br_lng=-90.9501","recreationGovSearch":"https://www.recreation.gov/search?q=New%20Philadelphia%20National%20Historic%20Site","directions":"https://www.nps.gov/neph/planyourvisit/directions.htm"},"cover":{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3ABBD713-BFB0-E207-3F13D883C8BCF18F.jpg","title":"Perseverance and Freedom on the Illinois Frontier","alt":"A grassy field surrounded by forest under a sunny sky with large white clouds.","credit":"NPS Photo","license":"Public domain (U.S. government work)","licenseUrl":null,"filePage":"https://www.nps.gov/neph/index.htm","tier":1,"source":"National Park Service"},"images":[{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3ABBD713-BFB0-E207-3F13D883C8BCF18F.jpg","title":"Perseverance and Freedom on the Illinois Frontier","alt":"A grassy field surrounded by forest under a sunny sky with large white clouds.","credit":"NPS Photo","license":"Public domain (U.S. government work)","licenseUrl":null,"filePage":"https://www.nps.gov/neph/index.htm","source":"National Park Service","cover":true},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3AD24D84-C90A-FDDA-393F72EE680D5E7E.jpg","title":"Kiosk","alt":"Four interpretive panels mounted under a covered, open-sided kiosk overlooking a prairie landscape.","caption":"A kiosk houses several informational panels at New Philadelphia National Historic Site.","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3B42C8D2-EF8F-2F33-53ACA950811F985C.jpg","title":"Walking Tour","alt":"A mowed path through prairie. There are numbered signs along the trail.","caption":"Visitors can take a self-guided ¼-mile-long walking tour of the site using an augmented virtual reality app managed by the New Philadelphia Association. The app is available to download for electronic handheld devices, cost-free, at the kiosk.","credit":"NPS","source":"NPS"}],"activities":["Guided Tours"],"topics":["African American Heritage","Archeology","Colonization and Settlement","Commerce","Enslavement","Social Movements","Abolition Movement","Westward Expansion"],"fees":[],"passes":[],"hours":[{"name":"Operating Hours","description":"The site is open to the public with no scheduled operating hours.","standardHours":{"wednesday":"All Day","monday":"All Day","thursday":"All Day","sunday":"All Day","tuesday":"All Day","friday":"All Day","saturday":"All Day"},"exceptions":[]}],"directions":"New Philadelphia National Historic Site is in rural western Illinois between the Mississippi and Illinois rivers near Interstate 72. The site can be reached by turning onto 306th Lane from County Highway 2. An informational kiosk is immediately on the left after turning onto 306th Lane. The small city of Barry lies two miles west and has the nearest services. Hannibal, Missouri, is 27 miles west. Springfield, Illinois, is 76 miles east. St. Louis lies about 115 miles south.","weatherInfo":"Temperatures at our site can range from 0°F (-18°C) in the winter to 95°F (35°C) or warmer in the summer. Summers can be very humid, with intense sun, rainstorms, thunderstorms possible. Snow and occasional blizzard conditions are possible in the winter. Please dress appropriately for potential weather conditions and plan ahead.","contacts":{"phone":"217-492-4241","email":"NEPH_Information@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"meredosia-national-wildlife-refuge","km":41},{"slug":"clarence-cannon-national-wildlife-refuge","km":50},{"slug":"great-river-national-wildlife-refuge","km":60},{"slug":"two-rivers-national-wildlife-refuge","km":89},{"slug":"emiquon-national-wildlife-refuge","km":103},{"slug":"chautauqua-national-wildlife-refuge","km":111}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division","url":"https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2224545"},"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=neph"},{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division boundaries","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/fBc8EJBxQRMcHlei/arcgis/rest/services/NPS_Land_Resources_Division_Boundary_and_Tract_Data_Service/FeatureServer/2"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.619Z","alerts":[],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/new-philadelphia-national-historic-site/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/new-philadelphia-national-historic-site.geojson"}