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Shrewsbury in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Quaker Meeting

 
 
Quaker Meeting Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2022
1. Quaker Meeting Marker
Inscription. First Meeting House of Shrewsbury, built by the Friends in 1672, this building 1816. Oldest rural congregation in New Jersey.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & ReligionColonial Era. 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. Marker 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.
 
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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Quaker Meeting Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2022
2. Quaker Meeting Marker
The Friends Meeting House in Shrewsbury image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2022
3. The Friends Meeting House in Shrewsbury
Historic American Buildings plaque on the Meeting House image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 5, 2016
4. Historic American Buildings plaque on the Meeting House
1936
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 114 times since then and 25 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.

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