Franktown in Northampton County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
First Quakers
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 14, 2025
1. First Quakers Marker
South of here was the first Quaker meeting house on Virginias Eastern Shore, built in the late 1600s on Meeting House Creek.
Erected by Northampton County Tourism Fund.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list.
Location. 37° 28.664′ N, 75° 52.702′ W. Marker is in Franktown, Virginia, in Northampton County. It is on Bayside Road just east of Franktown Road (County Road 609), on the right when traveling east. The marker is located in front of the Franktown Town Office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7454 Bayside Rd, Franktown VA 23354, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, on the Delmarva Peninsula, and in the Tidewater. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Peter Jacob Carter (approx. 0.4 miles away); Arthur Crudup (approx. 1.1 miles away); 1652 Protest (approx. 3.4 miles away); Three Northampton Landmarks (approx. 3½ miles away); Shorters Chapel (approx. 3½ miles away); The Old Willis Wharf Storehouse (approx. 4.7 miles away); The Quarter Kitchen (1804) (approx. 5.3 miles away); The Quarter Kitchen (1844) (approx. 5.3 miles away).
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Also see . . .
1. Quaker Meeting House Marker Application. (Submitted on November 14, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. New Historic Markers Placed and Planned in Northampton. (Submitted on November 14, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 14, 2025
2. First Quakers Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 51 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
