Falls Township near Fallsington in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Falls Monthly Meeting of Friends
1683 - 1933
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2025
1. Falls Monthly Meeting of Friends Marker
built here in 1690
on 6 acres given by
Samuel Burges
The second House, 1728
The third, present, house, to left, 1789
The fourth, present, house, to right, 1841
Here
William Penn
attended and preached
when residing at his countryseat
Pennsbury, 5 miles southeast
1699-1701
Erected 1933 by Friends Historical Association.
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. A significant historical year for this entry is 1690.
Location. 40° 11.126′ N, 74° 49.14′ W. Marker is near Fallsington, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Falls Township. It is at the intersection of New Falls Road and Main Street, on the left when traveling north on New Falls Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Levittown PA 19054, 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 Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Falls Township World War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Historic Fallsington (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Moon Williamson Log House (about 500 feet away);
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Historic Fallsington. Website homepage (Submitted on May 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 4, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. William Penn. The Freeman website entry (Submitted on May 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2010
2. Falls Monthly Meeting of Friends Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2025
3. Falls Monthly Meeting of Friends Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2010
4. Falls Monthly Friends Meetinghouse, c.1841
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2010
5. Nearby Historic Fallsington Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,656 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on May 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4, 5. submitted on May 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
