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Abington Presbyterian Church Cemetery

 
 
Abington Presbyterian Church Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
1. Abington Presbyterian Church Cemetery Marker
Inscription. Church founded on this site, 1714. Cemetery established, 1719. First recorded burial, 1728. Site of Revolutionary War skirmishes. Burials include pastors and educators notable in Abington, Philadelphia, and Princeton, and veterans of major wars.
 
Erected 1992 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesChurches & ReligionColonial EraPatriots & PatriotismSettlements & SettlersWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1714.
 
Location. 40° 6.848′ N, 75° 7.313′ W. Marker is near Abington, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Abington Township. Marker is at the intersection of Old York Road (Pennsylvania Route 611) and Susquehanna Road, on the left when traveling south on Old York Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1090 Old York Rd, Abington PA 19001, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Reverend Samuel Finley (here, next to this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots Buried in the Abington Presbyterian Church Graveyard (a few steps from this
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marker); Abington District World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Abington Church and Graveyard (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Willow Grove (approx. 2 miles away); Willow Grove United Methodist Church, 1889 (approx. 2 miles away); The Fountain House Inn, 1717 (approx. 2 miles away); The Manor House, ca. 1719 (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Abington.
 
Abington Presbyterian Church Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
2. Abington Presbyterian Church Cemetery and Marker
Looking south, with Old York Road at extreme right.
Abington Presbyterian Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
3. Abington Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Looking east across Old York Road from church.
Abington Presbyterian Church Cemetery Entrance Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
4. Abington Presbyterian Church Cemetery Entrance Marker
Malachi Jones Marker on Cemetery Fence image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
5. Malachi Jones Marker on Cemetery Fence
Abington Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
6. Abington Presbyterian Church
West across Old York Road from cemetery.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,369 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 10, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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