Lower Merion Township near Merion Station in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Merion Friends Meeting House
| | A National Historic Landmark | |
Photographed by Keith S Smith, September 11, 2013
1. Merion Friends Meeting House Marker
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possess national significance in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
This Meeting was established by the Merioneth Welsh community who settled this area in 1682. Completed in 1714, it is important for its association with the earliest settlement of Welsh speaking people in the new world.
1997
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
Erected 1997 by National Park Service - United States Department of the Interior.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Landmarks • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks, and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1682.
Location. 40° 0.573′ N, 75° 15.266′ W. Marker is near Merion Station, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Lower Merion Township. It can be reached from the intersection of Meeting House Lane and Montgomery Avenue. This marker is on the front of the building; there is some parking
this page online
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 and also 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: Merion Friends Meeting (within shouting distance of this marker); Philadelphia and Columbia Railway (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington's Army Encampment (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Early Tavern (about 400 feet away); John Dickinson (about 700 feet away); James A. Bland (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bala Cynwyd World War I Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad (approx. 1.2 miles away).
Also see . . .
1. Friends Meeting House - Wikipedia. (Submitted on September 13, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
2. Merionfriends.org. (Submitted on September 13, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Keith S Smith, September 11, 2013
2. Merion Friends Meeting House
Photographed by Keith S Smith, September 11, 2013
3. Merion Friends Meeting House
Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 731 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
