Haverford Township near Havertown in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Haverford Friends Meeting

Photographed by Keith S Smith, June 5, 2013

1. Old Haverford Friends Meeting Marker

Inscription. This site has been a center for Friends' activities since 1684. The older section of the current structure, since remodeled, was built in 1700 as an addition to the original log meetinghouse where William Penn worshiped in the eleventh month 1699.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. 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 1684.

Location. 39° 59.448′ N, 75° 18.297′ W. Marker is near Havertown, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Haverford Township. It is on East Eagle Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 235 East Eagle Road, Havertown PA 19083, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Joshua Humphrey (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Battle of Llanerch Crossing (approx. 1½ miles away); The Birth of Llanerch (approx. 1½ miles away); The Llanerch Car Barn (approx. 1½ miles away); Lynnewood Park (approx.

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1.6 miles away); The Baldwin School (approx. 2.3 miles away); Brookthorpe (approx. 2.3 miles away); Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Havertown.

Also see . . . Old Haverford Meeting - Official Website. (Submitted on July 11, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Keith S Smith, June 5, 2013

2. Old Haverford Friends Meeting Marker

Stone bench & Old Haverford Friends Meeting Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, June 5, 2013

3. Stone bench & Old Haverford Friends Meeting Sign

Old Haverford Friends Meetinghouse - Rear image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, June 5, 2013

4. Old Haverford Friends Meetinghouse - Rear

Old Haverford Friends Meetinghouse - Front image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith S Smith, June 5, 2013

5. Old Haverford Friends Meetinghouse - Front

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 883 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 11, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.