In November 1843, former slave Frank Lambert and 29 other former slaves purchased 265.5 acres of land in Morgan Township. These African American settlers had once belonged to Charles Lambert Jr. of Bedford County, Virginia, but had been freed upon his death in 1839. His last will and testament also stipulated that the freed slaves be given horses, oxen, wagons, clothing, and financial support to help them relocate to a state chosen upon advice of the will's executors. They chose Ohio, specifically Gallia County. Shortly after establishing their settlement in Section 32, they began using their authentic surnames, including Burks, Jones, Leftwiches, Millers, Randolphs, Reeds, Sales, Minnis, and Wingfields. By 1845, several of the group helped establish Morgan Bethel Church, where a memorial was dedicated in 2002. Many descendants of these families lived on the Lambert Land Settlement for several generations, but most had moved away by 1960, causing a real estate tax delinquency. In 1969, the county sold the property, ending the Lambert Land story.