Upper Dublin Township near Ambler in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Atkinson Family

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

1. The Atkinson Family Marker

Inscription. Abolitionists Thomas and Hannah Atkinson and other members of Upper Dublin Friends Meeting conducted an Underground Railroad station at the farm next door. Individuals who escaped slavery are buried in the meetinghouse cemetery. Son Wilmer created the award-winning Farm Journal magazine in 1877. Circulated nationally, it has been a primary source of practical information for farm families and has promoted agricultural innovation and advocacy for farmers.

Erected 2014 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Churches & Religion. 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 1877.

Location. 40° 9.707′ N, 75° 11.247′ W. Marker is near Ambler, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Upper Dublin Township. Marker is on Fort Washington Avenue. The marker is located at the Upper Dublin Friends Meeting House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1506 Fort Washington Ave, Ambler PA 19002, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Washington (approx. 2.6 miles away); Whitemarsh (approx. 2.6 miles away); Hope Lodge (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Hope Lodge (approx. 3 miles away); Horsham Friends Meeting Meeting House (approx. 3.3 miles away); Horsham Township (approx. 3.3 miles away); On the Wing (approx. 3.4 miles away).

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

2. The Atkinson Family Marker

The Upper Dublin Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

3. The Upper Dublin Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends

Meetinghouse Cemetery with deer grazing image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

4. Meetinghouse Cemetery with deer grazing

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 818 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.