Near Marlboro in Stark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Marlborough Quaker Burying Grounds & Meeting House

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, November 16, 2014

1. Marlborough Quaker Burying Grounds & Meeting House Marker

Inscription. The Marlborough Society of Friends Meeting was established in 1813 by the Salem Quarterly Meeting at the request of the Springfield (Damascus) Meeting. The Marlborough Friends and Lexington Friends combined to become the Alliance Friends in 1865 and relocated to 322 East Perry Street in Alliance, which was the site of a Methodist Episcopal Church. The Marlborough Friends Meeting House and the burying ground were sold to W.W. Holibaugh in 1897 and remain in private ownership. When State Route 619 was widened in 1941, some burials were exhumed and re-interred

Erected 2003 by Jerry Whitmeyer and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 14-76.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection, and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.

Location. 40° 57.044′ N, 81° 12.295′ W. Marker is near Marlboro, Ohio, in Stark County. Marker is on Edison Street Northeast (Ohio Route 619) half a mile east of Marlboro Avenue Northeast. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alliance OH 44601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow

Paid Advertisement

Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.

Click or scan to see
this page online

flies. Deer Creek Quaker Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away); Lexington Quaker Cemetery (approx. 4.9 miles away); Spanish American War Veterans (approx. 5 miles away); The Deceased of Co. F. 115th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (approx. 5 miles away); The Sultana Tragedy (approx. 5 miles away); Mabel Hartzell (approx. 5½ miles away); Alliance-Birthplace of Ohio's State Flower - The Scarlet Carnation (approx. 5½ miles away); Atwater Coal Company Mine Disaster (approx. 5.6 miles away).

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, November 16, 2014

2. Marlborough Quaker Burying Grounds & Meeting House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 600 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.