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James W. Loewen (1942-2021)

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Waterford

Pennsylvania

Basic Information

Type of Place
Independent City or Town
Metro Area
Politics c. 1860?
Don’t Know
Unions, Organized Labor?
Don’t Know

Sundown Town Status

Sundown Town in the Past?
Was there an ordinance?
Sign?
Year of Greatest Interest
Still Sundown?

Census Information

The available census data from 1860 to the present
Total White Black Asian Native Hispanic Other BHshld
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Method of Exclusion

Main Ethnic Group(s)

Group(s) Excluded

Comments

According to a woman familiar with Waterford, Donation Road property was deeded to blacks by a slaveowner’s wife in the 19th century. However, suddenly, around 1950 there were no blacks living in Waterford. It is possible that the Donation Road property was sold or taken for taxes.

More information is needed on Waterford.