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Providence Monthly Meeting Burial Ground

 
 
Providence Monthly Meeting Burial Ground Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 1, 2025
1. Providence Monthly Meeting Burial Ground Markers
Inscription.

In 1726 this burial ground
was deeded by Isaac, son of
Thomas and Margaret Minshall
for use of the Meeting

Borough of Media Historic Site

 
Erected by Providence Monthly Meeting and the Borough of Media.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious StructuresSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1726.
 
Location. 39° 55.105′ N, 75° 22.87′ W. Marker is in Media, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is on Providence Road (Pennsylvania Route 252) 0.1 miles north of Baltimore Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 North Providence Road, Media PA 19063, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. 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, New Netherland, and one of the original
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Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Providence Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (here, next to this marker); The Borough of Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (approx. 0.3 miles away); Media Theatre Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); In Grateful Memory of Rear Admiral Thomas V. Cooper (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gifford-Risley House (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named The Borough of Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (approx. 0.4 miles away); In Honor of Captain Franklin P. Haller, Jr. (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Armory (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Media.
 
Regarding Providence Monthly Meeting Burial Ground. The Burial Ground is adjacent NE of the Meeting House.
 
Providence Monthly Meeting Burial Ground Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 1, 2025
2. Providence Monthly Meeting Burial Ground Markers
On Providence Meeting House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 109 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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