Near Colerain in Belmont County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Concord Hicksite Friends Meeting House

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, September 28, 2015

1. Concord Hicksite Friends Meeting House Marker

Inscription.
Colerain Township was the location of the earliest Quaker settlement and the first organized Friends Meeting in Ohio. The first meeting house was built in 1800. The log structure burned and was replaced with this brick building in 1815.

The Friends supported anti-slavery, the Underground Railroad, and temperance. In 1828 the Quakers split into the Hicksite and Orthodox branches. The Hicksites continued to worship here until they disbanded in 1919.

Listed on the National Registry of Historic Places
U.S. Department of Interior - National Park Service

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list.

Location. 40° 7.514′ N, 80° 47.732′ W. Marker is near Colerain, Ohio, in Belmont County. Marker is on Negus Road (County Route 456), on the right when traveling west. marker is at the Church/Cemetery site on Negus Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 71882 Negus Rd, Colerain OH 43916, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Josiah Fox (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Mount Pleasant Today / What Is A Quaker? (approx. 3.4 miles away); Building the Meetinghouse / Abolition (approx. 3.4 miles away); Mount Pleasant's Beginnings / The Testimony of Equality (approx. 3.4 miles away); Anti-Slavery Pioneer / Schisms (approx. 3.4 miles away); Quakers and Wars During the 1900s / Quakers and the Civil War (approx. 3.4 miles away); Mt. Pleasant High School (approx. 3.4 miles away); Samuel Gill House (approx. 3½ miles away).

Additional keywords. Hicksite

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, September 28, 2015

2. Concord Hicksite Friends Meeting House Marker

full view of marker

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, September 28, 2015

3. Concord Hicksite Friends Meeting House Marker

marker can be seen at a distance

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, September 28, 2015

4. Concord Hicksite Friends Meeting House Marker

the brick church building

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, September 28, 2015

5. Concord Hicksite Friends Meeting House Marker

the sign at the site

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, September 28, 2015

6. Concord Hicksite Friends Meeting House Marker

sign at the corner of Colerain Pike (Co Rd 4) and Negus Road (Co Rd 456)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 707 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 1, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.