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Lower Merion Township near Narberth in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Merion Friends Meeting

— One of the oldest places of worship in the Nation —

 
 
Merion Friends Meeting Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Keith S Smith, September 11, 2013
1. Merion Friends Meeting Marker
Inscription.
Continuously used since its erection in 1695 by Quakers, this Meeting House is thought to have been visited by William Penn. Welsh carpenters are believed responsible for its highly unusual cruciform architecture.
 
Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RRChurches & ReligionColonial EraNotable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1695.
 
Location. 40° 0.576′ N, 75° 15.307′ W. Marker is near Narberth, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Lower Merion Township. Marker is at the intersection of Meeting House Lane and Montgomery Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Meeting House Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Montgomery Ave, Merion Station PA 19066, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Washington's Army Encampment (within shouting distance of this marker); Merion Friends Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); Philadelphia and Columbia Railway (about 400 feet away, measured
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in a direct line); Early Tavern (about 600 feet away); John Dickinson (approx. 0.2 miles away); James A. Bland (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bala Cynwyd World War I Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Narberth.
 
Merion Friends Meeting Marker - Roadside image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Keith S Smith, September 11, 2013
2. Merion Friends Meeting Marker - Roadside
The marker is at the end of this stone wall
Merion Friends Meeting House image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Keith S Smith, September 11, 2013
3. Merion Friends Meeting House
Merion Friends Meeting image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Keith S Smith, September 11, 2013
4. Merion Friends Meeting
These steps lead from the marker to the Meeting House where another marker can be found
Front entry of Merion Friends Meeting House image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Keith S Smith, September 11, 2013
5. Front entry of Merion Friends Meeting House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 462 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 13, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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