10/15/2026
Forsythe Farm is more then about saving one historic farm. Its part of a large part of National history right here in our community. Its also about the extraordinary hallowed ground of Shiloh AME Church and Cemetery where 14 United States Colored Troops are buried along with upwards of 140 Souls. Shiloh just half mile up Little Shiloh Rd shares deep connections to Forsythe Farm. Sadly the headstones were removed in the 60s and the property remains unaccessible. On April 11, 2026 Shiloh was recognized with a Historical Marker, the first one dedicated to Black History in Westtown Township History. The event was so significant that Rev. Carolyn Cavaness the first female African American Pastor of historic Mother Bethel AME Church came to speak and so did Rev Dr Mark Tyler, the National Historian for the AME Church. This is History we hope Westtown School and Westtown School Alums West Chester University of PA would like to be involved in as this property and broader history intersects so much early American History here. Isaac J. Winters, one of the 14 USCTs buried at Shiloh was friends with the Forsythe Family and lived and worked on Forsythe Farm before he fought in the Civil War and was injured at the Battle of Crater. For 68 years he attended Shiloh and was the Church Sexton. He operated a Station on the Underground Railroad out of his home across the street in West Goshen. This video honors the legacy of the USCTs of Shiloh. In the year of America250 this is history we should honor.
On April 11, 2026 Friends of Shiloh AME Church and Cemetery held a ...
