Newtown Township near Newtown Square in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Newtown Friends Meeting
1711
First Meeting for the Quaker Faith held Fifth Month 28, 1707.
Reconstructed in 1791
Erected by Newtown Square Historical Preservation Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Newtown Square Historical Preservation Society, and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1707.
Location. 39° 59.511′ N, 75° 24.301′ W. Marker is near Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Newtown Township. It is on North Newtown Street Road (Pennsylvania Route 252) 0.1 miles south of Charles Ellis Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 North Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square PA 19073, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pratt Springhouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Louisa May Alcott (approx. Ό mile away); Elizabeth Fry (approx. Ό mile away); Jane Addams (approx. Ό mile away); Betsy Ross (approx. Ό mile away); Mary Lyon (approx. Ό mile away); Clara Harlowe Barton (approx. 0.3 miles away); Square Inn (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newtown Square.
Regarding Newtown Friends Meeting. Quaker/Friends custom historically is to use ordinal numbers for months of the year and day of the week, rather than names. Hence "Fifth Month 28, 1707" is written instead of "May 28, 1707."
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 337 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
