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Newtown Township near Newtown Square in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

7th Day Baptist Cemetery

1717

 
 
7th Day Baptist Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020
1. 7th Day Baptist Cemetery Marker
Inscription. Burial Place of Elizabeth Wayne, Mother of General Anthony Wayne and many Original settlers. Still In use today
 
Erected by Newtown Square Historical Preservation Society.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesColonial EraReligion & Religious StructuresWomen. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Newtown Square Historical Preservation Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1717.
 
Location. 39° 59.874′ N, 75° 24.482′ 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) 0.2 miles north of Goshen Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 313 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,
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the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Square Inn (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pratt Springhouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Newtown Friends Meeting (approx. 0.4 miles away); Elizabeth Fry (approx. half a mile away); Betsy Ross (approx. half a mile away); Clara Harlowe Barton (approx. half a mile away); Louisa May Alcott (approx. 0.6 miles away); Jane Addams (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newtown Square.
 
7th Day Baptist Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020
2. 7th Day Baptist Cemetery Marker
 
 
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 268 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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