Pawling in Dutchess County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Oblong Meeting House
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 24, 2009
1. Oblong Meeting House Marker
Of the Society of Friends
Erected in 1742 south of this road
Present building erected in 1764
First effective action against slavery
taken here in 1767
Occupied as hospital January 1779
By Revolutionary soldiers
Many of whom are buried south of the road
Meeting divided 1828
Meetings ceased in this house 1885
Erected 1904.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1742.
Location. 41° 34.75′ N, 73° 32.522′ W. Marker is in Pawling, New York, in Dutchess County. It is at the intersection of Meeting House Road and Quaker Hill Road (County Route 66), on the left when traveling east on Meeting House Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pawling NY 12564, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The First Oblong Friends Meeting House (a few steps from this marker); Akin Hall (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mizzen Top Hotel (approx. 1½ miles away); Living Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Oblong (approx. 1.9 miles away); Sherman Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away in Connecticut); Sherman World War I Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away in Connecticut); Sherman (approx. 2.3 miles away in Connecticut). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pawling.
Also see . . .
1. Historical Society of Quaker Hill and Pawling, Oblong Meeting House. (Submitted on November 30, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Oblong Friends Meeting House on Wikipedia. (Submitted on November 30, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
3. Oblong Friends Meeting House - National Archives.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 24, 2009
2. Oblong Meeting House and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,830 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 30, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
