High Point in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Deep River Friends Meeting
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 9, 2012
1. Deep River Friends Meeting Marker
Erected 1974 by NC Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-49.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1753.
Location. 36° 1.845′ N, 79° 57.871′ W. Marker is in High Point, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is at the intersection of West Wendover Avenue and Penny Road, on the right when traveling west on West Wendover Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5300 W Wendover Ave, High Point NC 27265, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and specifically in Piedmont Triad. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Florence Armory (approx. 0.8 miles away); James Mendenhall House and Mill (approx. 2.3 miles away); Confederate Arms Factory (approx. 2.4 miles away); Jamestown Friends Meeting House and Cemetery (approx. 2.7 miles away); William Reece House (approx. 2.7 miles away); Richard Mendenhall Store (approx.
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Also see . . . Deep River Friends Meeting - Our History.
We find the first account of Friends at Deep River in the minutes of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting (near present day Snow Camp, NC). The time was the early 1750′s. In 1754 the New Garden Preparative Meeting (Guilford College) granted permission to these Deep River Friends to hold monthly meetings and worship amongst themselves. Twenty-four years later, in 1778, Deep River Monthly Meeting was set off as an independent meeting.(Submitted on January 16, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina.)
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 9, 2012
2. Deep River Friends Meeting Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 9, 2012
3. Deep River Friends Meeting Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 9, 2012
4. Deep River Friends Meeting
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 9, 2012
5. Deep River Friends Meeting Historic Landmark plaque
Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 886 times since then and 69 times this year. Last updated on February 13, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 20, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
