Chester in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First Friends Meeting

Photographed by James Edward Edmundson, October 221997

1. First Friends Meeting Marker

Inscription. Here in 1675, William Edmundson convened the first recorded meeting for worship of Friends (Quakers) within present Pennsylvania. This was at the home of Robert Wade, who in 1682 greeted William Penn upon his arrival in Chester.

Erected 1997 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1675.

Location. 39° 52.172′ N, 75° 21.792′ W. Marker is in Chester, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is at the intersection of Chestnut Street and East 24th Street on Chestnut Street. This marker is located on the grounds of the Chester Meeting House (Society of Friends), Chester, Pennsylvania. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chester PA 19013, 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 walking distance of this marker: Leiper Railway (approx. half a mile away); Millennium Flame (approx. 0.7 miles away); Brig. Gen. Charles E. Hyatt (approx. 0.7 miles away); "Albie" Filoreto Memorial Carillon

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Freedom's Pride, c. 1900 (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pennsylvania Military College/Widener University Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); In Commemoration of the Centennial (approx. ¾ mile away); Dr. Anna E. Broomall (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.

More about this marker. Research for this marker was done by James Edward Edmundson, direct descendant of William Edmundson. Marker was dedicated on October 22, 1997.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This is the site of Penn's landing

Additional keywords. Society, English

Photographed by James Edward Edmundson, October 22, 1997

2. First Friends Meeting Marker

First Friends Meeting Dedication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Edward Francis Edmundson, father of James Edward Edmundson, October 22, 1997

3. First Friends Meeting Dedication

James Edward Edmundson making some remarks regarding his 8th great-grandfather, William Edmundson.

Photographed by James Edward Edmundson, October 22, 1997

4. First Friends Meeting Marker

Photo taken by James Edward Edmundson.

Chester Meeting House, Chester, Pa. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Edward Edmundson, October 22, 1997

5. Chester Meeting House, Chester, Pa.

Dedication Ceremony for First Friends Meeting image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Edward Francis Edmundson, father of James Edward Edmundson, October 22, 1997

6. Dedication Ceremony for First Friends Meeting

James Edward Edmundson making some remarks regarding his 8th great-grandfather, William Edmundson.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2007, by James Edward Edmundson of Clifton, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,009 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 4, 2013, by James Edward Edmundson of Clifton, Virginia. 2. submitted on December 10, 2007, by James Edward Edmundson of Clifton, Virginia. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 29, 2007, by James Edward Edmundson of Clifton, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.