Warrington Township near Wellsville in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Warrington Meeting House

Photographed by William Pfingsten, March 1, 2008

1. Warrington Meeting House Marker

Inscription. Site of Friends' meeting house since 1745. Present building erected 1769, enlarged 1782. Preserved in its early state, and used for regular meetings.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Notable Buildings • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1745.

Location. 40° 3.191′ N, 76° 55.8′ W. Marker is near Wellsville, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is in Warrington Township. It is at the intersection of PA 74 and Quaker Meeting Road, on the left when traveling south on PA 74. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wellsville PA 17365, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wellsville (approx. 0.4 miles away); Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away); World War II Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile

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away); Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Franklintown (approx. 5.3 miles away); First Pinchot Road (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wellsville.

Warrington Meeting House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, March 1, 2008

2. Warrington Meeting House

Photographed by William Pfingsten, March 1, 2008

3. Warrington Meeting House

Warrington Meeting House Cemetery. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, March 1, 2008

4. Warrington Meeting House Cemetery.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,240 times since then and 53 times this year. Last updated on January 26, 2023, by Annette Fillmore of York, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 1, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.