Ercildoun, a small village that is part of East Fallowfield, is situated just fifteen miles north of the Maryland border. In the 19th century, it was a slave state. It was here in 1835, that the Ercildoun community’s Anti-Slavery Society was formed. This group was later banned from the Friends Meeting house, so in 1845, this group of Quakers bought land and built the People’s Hall. The People’s Hall provided support and shelter for large groups of escaped slaves passing through the town. Ercildoun became known as the southern center of the Underground Railroad. It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.