Downtown in Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Friends Meeting House

1739

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 15, 2022

1. Friends Meeting House Marker

Inscription. The British occupied this site in December, 1776. Buried in its small graveyard are Revolutionary War figures, including George Clymer and General Philemon Dickinson. Clymer, a Pennsylvanian who helped finance the Continental Army, signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

Erected 2004 by City of Trenton, New Jersey.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism, and the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1776.

Location. 40° 13.282′ N, 74° 45.962′ W. Marker is in Trenton, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of North Warren Street (U.S. 206) and West Hanover Street, on the right when traveling south on North Warren Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 31 N Warren St, Trenton NJ 08608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Trenton Public Library (here, next to this marker); First Presbyterian Church (here, next to this marker); City Hall (here, next to this marker); St. Michael's Episcopal Church

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(here, next to this marker); Trenton Fire Museum (here, next to this marker); War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Old Masonic Lodge (here, next to this marker); Alexander Douglass House (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trenton.

Warren Street Plaza Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Gary Nigh, November 2007

2. Warren Street Plaza Marker

<i>Friends Meeting House, Trenton, N.J.</i> image. Click for full size.

The Valentine Souvenir Co., New York (courtesy of the Princeton Theological Seminary), circa 1907

3. Friends Meeting House, Trenton, N.J.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2022, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 64 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 17, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on December 4, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. 3. submitted on October 18, 2022. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.