Oliver Cromwell Black History Society

The Oliver Cromwell Black History Society was formed in 1983 for the preservation and research of Black Heritage in the City of Burlington and throughout the United States. The Society is named for Oliver Cromwell, a Black soldier in the Revolution who was decorated by George Washington and lived in Burlington after the war.

The Society meets each month at the Afri-Male Institute on High Street, and holds an annual Black Heritage Historical Art and Essay Contest for students in Burlington City and Burlington Township. The Society's efforts were also instrumental in the designation of the William Allen School as a historic site on both the National and State Historic Registers. The Society and the Institute work together to encourage young men to represent African-American soldiers in Revolutionary War recreations at the Old Barracks Museum in Trenton, some fifteen miles away.

Churches
Broad Street Methodist
Burlington Meeting House
New St. Mary's
Old St. Mary's
Temple B'nai Israel

Fire Companies
Endeavor #1
Hope #1
Young America #3
Mitchell #4
Neptune #5
Niagara #6

Other Historic Sites
Alcazar
Allen School
Bard-How House
Biddle-Pugh House
Birch-Bloomfield Mansion
Birch Opera House
Blue Anchor Inn
Boudinot-Bradford House
Burlington Island
Burlington Pharmacy
Carriage House
Coleman House
Collins-Jones House
Cooper House
Friends' Schoolhouse
Grant House
Grellet House
Grubb Estate
Hoskins House
Lawrence House
Library Company
Lyceum Hall
Dr. Pugh House
Railroads in Burlington
Revell House
Shippen House
Ship Shield Marker
Smith House

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