Crosswicks in Burlington County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Friends Meeting
Photographed by Deb Hartshorn, September 22, 2010
1. Friends Meeting Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Peace • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1773.
Location. 40° 9.119′ N, 74° 38.861′ W. Marker is in Crosswicks, New Jersey, in Burlington County. It is at the intersection of Church Street and Front Street on Church Street. Located in Chesterfield Township. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chesterfield NJ 08515, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Jersey and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Crosswicks Quaker Meeting (within shouting distance of this marker); Crosswicks (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pearl Harbor Memorial Extension (approx. 2 miles away); Bordentown Veteran's Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); George S. Bowers (approx. 2.7 miles away); Richard Watson Gilder House (approx. 2.9 miles away); Clara Barton (approx. 3.1 miles away); Clara Barton School (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crosswicks.
Also see . . . Library of Congress- Historic American Buildings Survey
this page online
Photographed by Deb Hartshorn, September 22, 2010
2. Cannon ball in north wall
Photographed by Deb Hartshorn, September 22, 2010
3. Front (south) view of Crosswicks Friends Meeting House
Photographed by Deb Hartshorn, September 22, 2010
4. Rear (north) view of Crosswicks Friends Meeting House - cannon ball over door on the right
Photographed by Deb Hartshorn, September 22, 2010
5. Side (east) view of Crosswicks Friends Meeting House
Photographed by Deb Hartshorn, September 22, 2010
6. Side (west) view of Crosswicks Friends Meeting House - 1773 over door
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,151 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 22, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 23, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
