Shrewsbury in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Quaker Meeting
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1672.
Location. 40° 19.451′ N, 74° 3.684′ W. Marker is in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is on Broad Street (New Jersey Route 35) near Sycamore Avenue (County Road 13A), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Sycamore Ave, Shrewsbury NJ 07702, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Jersey and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Patriot Isle (within shouting distance of this marker); This Sycamore (within shouting distance of this marker); Shrewsbury Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Christopher Reynolds (within shouting distance of this marker); Christ Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Harriet LaFetra (1823-1906) (within shouting distance of this marker); September 11 Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battle of the Bulge Monument (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shrewsbury.
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2022
3. The Friends Meeting House in Shrewsbury
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 5, 2016
4. Historic American Buildings plaque on the Meeting House
The Historic American
Buildings Survey
Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
has selected
The Quaker Meeting House
Erected 1816
Shrewsbury, New Jersey
as being worthy
of preservation
Jerseyana Club 1968
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 692 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 1, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on April 10, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.
