Pekin is a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
in the towns of
Cambria and
Lewiston in
Niagara County,
New York, United States. It was a stop in the
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was an organized network of secret routes and safe houses used by freedom seekers to escape to the abolitionist Northern United States and Eastern Canada. Enslaved Africans and African Americans escaped from slavery ...
.
It is the birthplace of the
Free Methodist Church. USA.
History of the Free Methodist Church
Free Methodist Church. USA
References
Lewiston (town), New York
Hamlets in New York (state)
Hamlets in Niagara County, New York
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