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Near Scottsville in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of First Quaker Meeting House
 
Site of First Quaker Meeting House Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Paul Crumlish, June 26, 2011
1. Site of First Quaker Meeting House Marker
 
Inscription. Quaker Meeting House Town of Wheatland Frame Building 1827 used until 1854 by Hicksites
 
Erected 1938 by New York State Education Department.
 
Location. 43° 0.347′ N, 77° 45.584′ W. Marker is near Scottsville, New York, in Monroe County. Marker is on Quaker Road 0.3 miles east of Bowerman Road (County Road 716), on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Scottsville NY 14546, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Burial Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); Erected 1834 (approx. half a mile away); Isaac Scott (approx. ¾ mile away); Northampton (approx. one mile away); Genesee Valley Greenway (approx. 1.1 miles away); Early House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Feeder Gates (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Genesee Valley Greenway (approx. 1.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Scottsville.
 
More about this marker. The building was demolished in the mid 19th century and the land returned to farming.
 
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study the markers shown.
 
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Wide view of the Site of First Quaker Meeting House Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Paul Crumlish, June 26, 2011
2. Wide view of the Site of First Quaker Meeting House Marker
 
 Wheatland Memories | Democrat and Chronicle | democratandchronicle.com. Some of the earliest settlers in the town of Wheatland belonged to the Religious Society of Friends, known informally as Quakers. (Submitted on June 27, 2012, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.) 
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on June 27, 2012, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 112 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2012, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.
 
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