Traverse City in Grand Traverse County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Friends Meetinghouse

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 26, 2020

1. Friends Meetinghouse Marker

Inscription. George Fox founded the Religious Society of Friends in England during the seventeenth century. In the U.S. the society, commonly called Quakers, opposed slavery during the nineteenth century, and it opposed war and violence throughout its existence. In Grand Traverse County, Friends organized in the Long Lake area in 1880. In 1892 lumberman Perry Hannah donated this site to the society for a meetinghouse, which was completed in 1894.

Erected 2007 by Michigan Historical Commission - Michigan Historical Center. (Marker Number L2181.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 44° 45.76′ N, 85° 37.849′ W. Marker is in Traverse City, Michigan, in Grand Traverse County. It is at the intersection of South Oak Street and East 5th St, on the right when traveling south on South Oak Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 208 S Oak St, Traverse City MI 49684, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula

and in the Grand Traverse Bay Region.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hannah and Lay Mercantile Building (approx. 0.4 miles

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away); City Opera House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Novotny's Saloon (approx. 0.4 miles away); Second Industrial Revolution (approx. half a mile away); The J.E. Greilick Factory (approx. half a mile away); Central United Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); Ladies Library Association / Ladies Library Building (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Traverse City.

Friends Meetinghouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 26, 2020

2. Friends Meetinghouse

Marker is mounted on wall to the left of the door.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2021, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,010 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2021, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.