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

Springfield Friends Meeting

Photographed By Don Morfe, March 10, 2015

1. Springfield Friends Meeting Marker

Inscription. Site of Friends Meeting since 1686. Present building erected 1851. A school and library were established here in 1832. Benjamin West, noted American artist, attended this Meeting when he was a boy.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1686.

Location. 39° 56.548′ N, 75° 20.816′ W. Marker is near Springfield, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Springfield Township. Marker is at the intersection of West Springfield Road and Old Sproul Road on West Springfield Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 807 W Springfield Rd, Springfield PA 19064, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Collen Brook Farm (approx. 1½ miles away); Dr. George Smith (approx. 1½ miles away); 1696 Massey House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Thomas Massey House (approx. 1.6 miles away); J. Edgar Thompson (approx. 1.9 miles away); Lower Swedish Cabin

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(approx. 2.4 miles away); In Grateful Memory of Rear Admiral Thomas V. Cooper (approx. 2½ miles away); Gifford-Risley House (approx. 2½ miles away).

Photographed By Don Morfe, March 10, 2015

2. Springfield Friends Meeting Marker

The cemetery and meeting house are in the background

Springfield Friends Meeting Established 1686 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, March 10, 2015

3. Springfield Friends Meeting Established 1686

Springfield Friends Meeting House and Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, March 10, 2015

4. Springfield Friends Meeting House and Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 819 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 14, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.