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Friends Meeting

 
 
Friends Meeting Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 17, 2011
1. Friends Meeting Marker
Inscription.
Established in 1759, the first
Meeting House was built in 1762
The present Meeting House dates
from 1814, with the newest
addition completed in 1984.
1847-1997

 
Erected by Medford Historic Advisory Board. (Marker Number 8.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1759.
 
Location. 39° 53.959′ N, 74° 49.493′ W. Marker is in Medford, New Jersey, in Burlington County. Marker is on Union Street east of Cherry Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Medford NJ 08055, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Nine South Main Street (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Medford Vietnam Memorial (about 400 feet away); Medford World War I Memorial (about 400 feet away); Medford World War II Memorial (about 400 feet away); Medford Korean War Memorial (about 400 feet away); Friends Graveyard (about 500 feet away); St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (about 500 feet away); The Jonathan Haines House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medford.
 
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 Historic Sites in Medford, NJ. West Jersey History Project website. (Submitted on July 19, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Friends Meeting Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 17, 2011
2. Friends Meeting Marker
Marker on Union Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 17, 2011
3. Marker on Union Street
Friends Meeting House in Medford image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 17, 2011
4. Friends Meeting House in Medford
The Friends Meeting marker is located just east of the Meeting House.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 519 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 19, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.

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