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Quakerism Historical Markers

This series is on the history of Quakers (The Religious Society of Friends), including notable Meeting Houses, burial grounds, individuals, settlements and schools. This series is not about things named after Quakers but are not related to Quakerism, such as Quaker State Oil or Quaker Oats.
 
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By Gary Nigh, November 2007
Trenton’s Early Houses of Worship Marker
201 New Jersey, Mercer County, Trenton, South Trenton — Trenton’s Early Houses of Worship
Europeans and Africans moving into the Middle Delaware valley in the late 17th and 18th centuries professed and practiced a variety of religious faiths. In the case of the incoming European settlers, most held to some form of Protestant Christian . . . Map (db m239791) HM
202 New Jersey, Middlesex County, New Brunswick — Paul RobesonApril 9, 1898 - January 23, 1976
Paul Robeson was one of the 20th century's greatest voices and trailblazing human rights and peace activist. The son of The Rev. William Drew Robeson, who escaped from slavery at the age of 15, and Maria Louisa Bustill, a free Black educator of . . . Map (db m168734) HM
203 New Jersey, Middlesex County, South Plainfield — Quaker Meeting House
The first European settlers in this area were members of the Society of Friends (Quakers), who came from the regions around the cities of Edinburgh and Aberdeen in Scotland. Encouraged by the East Jersey Board of Proprietors, they made their homes . . . Map (db m93984) HM
204 New Jersey, Middlesex County, Woodbridge — Methodist Episcopal Church & Parsonage
The United Methodist Church and Parsonage at 69-71 Main Street represents one of the oldest religious communities in New Jersey. In March 1772, Rev. Francis Asbury, founder of the Methodist Church in America, preached to Woodbridge Methodists in . . . Map (db m125781) HM
205 New Jersey, Monmouth County, Allentown — Historic WalnfordCrossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area
Richard Waln, a Quaker merchant from Philadelphia, purchased Walnford as a production source for his import/export business, and to establish an estate for his family. The mills and farm provided goods necessary for all during the American . . . Map (db m93736) HM
206 New Jersey, Monmouth County, Atlantic Highlands — The Hartshorne Legacy
Hartshorne Woods Park is named in honor of the Hartshorne family. Richard Hartshorne (1641-1722), an English Quaker, settled in Middletown in 1669 and became one of Monmouth County’s most prominent early settlers. By the late 1670s he had acquired . . . Map (db m40751) HM
207 New Jersey, Monmouth County, Shrewsbury — Harriet LaFetra (1823-1906)Women’s Heritage Trail — Shrewsbury Friends Meeting and Cemetery —
The settlement of Quakers in the colony of New Jersey is regarded as an important contribution to a progressive tradition in the state. Then as now, Quakers believed in equality and in granting women a unique role in their communities. Quakers . . . Map (db m93753) HM
208 New Jersey, Monmouth County, Shrewsbury — Quaker Meeting
First Meeting House of Shrewsbury, built by the Friends in 1672, this building 1816. Oldest rural congregation in New Jersey.Map (db m209047) HM
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209 New Jersey, Morris County, Boonton — Adam Miller House1767
Built by Adam Miller, Quaker, who was first to free slaves in Morris County. Poorhouse for Pequannock Township 1824-1837. Addition built in nineteenth century.Map (db m91192) HM
210 New Jersey, Morris County, Randolph — Mott HollowCirca 1800-1820
Early 19th century industrial village on banks of Millbrook developed primarily by Mott Family. Prominent Quakers, settlement included grist mill, fulling mill, linseed oil mill, carding mill, tanyard and cooperageMap (db m91451) HM
211 New Jersey, Morris County, Randolph — Quaker Meeting House1758
Oldest standing church in Morris County. Architecture is pegged construction. Religious Society of Friends worshiped here until 1865. Quakers, early foes of slavery, were persecuted for pacifist beliefs during Revolution.Map (db m91453) HM
212 New Jersey, Ocean County, Toms River — Canvas CanoeToms River Seaport Society — Museum Artifact 93.009.01 —
This 16' canoe (circa 1915) was the property of William Ambrose Cox (1900-1939), a resident of Barnegat, NJ. He attended Westtown Friends School. He owned and operated a lumber yard and Cox's Dairy. His father, William Cox, was an area real . . . Map (db m209171) HM
213 New Jersey, Ocean County, Tuckerton — Little Egg Harbor Colonial History
In 1609 - 1616, Dutch Captains Hudson, May and Hendricksen explored the coast and called this area "Eyre Haven" (Egg Harbor) reflecting the prolific bird population. The English took control of "New Netherland" from the Dutch in 1664 and, in . . . Map (db m209291) HM
214 New Jersey, Salem County, Hancocks Bridge — Hancock House Massacre
The winter of 1777 – 1778 had been particularly harsh on both the British and the Colonial troops. British commanders learned that the rich agricultural supplies in lower New Jersey could be obtained with little resistance and sent detachments . . . Map (db m21604) HM
215 New Jersey, Salem County, Salem — Esther “Hetty” SaundersWomen’s Heritage Trail
Esther “Hetty” Saunders was a remarkable woman of color who began her life in the early 1790s as a slave in Delaware. In 1800, her father saw an opportunity to escape to freedom with his children, crossing the Delaware River into . . . Map (db m36431) HM
216 New Jersey, Salem County, Salem — Salem Friends Meeting House
Built in 1772, this structure stands as the oldest house of worship in Salem, whose active congregation is the oldest religious organization in Salem County. Founded in 1676, this is the third (and largest) meetinghouse - the two previous located on . . . Map (db m153693) HM
217 New Jersey, Salem County, Woodstown — School BuildingsHistoric Woodstown NJ
U.S. President Warren Harding 1922 U.S. President Warren G. Harding was traveling by car from Penns Grove to Atlantic City on May 12, 1922 when he stopped briefly in Woodstown and addressed a local crowd at the Woodstown Public School. New . . . Map (db m157199) HM
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218 New Jersey, Salem County, Woodstown — Woodstown Friends Cemetery
Three African Americans are interred in this Friends cemetery. From the records: "Rachel Mintiss (Colored), wife of Andrew Mintiss was buried 5th mo. 8th 1846 on the hillside, near the 1st Row of the 2nd purchase. Andrew Mintiss . . . Map (db m209376) HM
219 New York, Albany County, Westerlo — Quaker Church
Site of a Quaker church and school. Erected 1803. Cemetery in rear.Map (db m136064) HM
220 New York, Cattaraugus County, Red House — Allegany State Park's Fancher Cabin
Albert T Fancher, former New York State senator and chairman of the Allegany State Park Commission, had this colonial-style lodge built in the summer of 1927. The interior includes a large, combination living and dining room with a massive stone . . . Map (db m77545) HM
221 New York, Cayuga County, Union Springs — 587 — Meeting House
Built 1859 for the Society of Friends. Sold in 1910 to Springport Free Library by Scipio Monthly Meeting of Friends.Map (db m241215) HM
222 New York, Cayuga County, Union Springs — 283 — Oakwood Seminary
Coeducational Quaker school operated here 1860-1920 run by the New York Yearly Meeting of Friends. Razed in the early 1960sMap (db m155835) HM
223 New York, Chautauqua County, Jamestown — Quaker School
Quaker School From 1833 to 1843 on this site Mary E. Osborne, a Quaker widow, conducted a boarding school for young ladies.Map (db m94816) HM
224 New York, Dutchess County, Millbrook — 2 — A Tribute and a Gift / Un tributo ed Un RegaloMillbrook, New York — The Museum in the Streets® —
A Tribute and a Gift The Descendants of Isaac and Hannah Thorn(e) have been part of this community since the 1740s, when much of the area was settled by the Society of Friends (Quakers). Isaac's great grandson, Jonathan Thorne . . . Map (db m139984) HM
225 New York, Dutchess County, Millbrook — 21 — Blown Away / VolatilizzataMillbrook, New York — The Museum in the Streets® —
Blown Away The Millbrook Gas and Electric Company (1894-1920), founded by Charles Dieterich, pioneered the use of acetylene in America and provided street lights at 300 village locations. Unfortunately, the gas proved to be highly . . . Map (db m140182) HM
226 New York, Dutchess County, Millbrook — Meeting House
Built in 1780 by the Nine Partners Meeting of the Society of FriendsMap (db m139341) HM
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227 New York, Dutchess County, Millbrook — Map — Millbrook, New YorkThe Museum in the Streets
Welcome to Millbrook In 1697, when this area was thickly forested and unexplored, nine men formed a partnership and were granted a royal charter to a huge tract of land that stretched from the Hudson River to what would become the . . . Map (db m139866) HM
228 New York, Dutchess County, Pawling — Fredericksburg 1778
From September 20 to November 28, 1778 George Washington, his generals and army of 13,000 were located in or around Fredericksburg, with the John Kane house serving as headquarters. From here emanated George Washington’s strategy of . . . Map (db m24555) HM
229 New York, Dutchess County, Pawling — The First Oblong Friends Meeting House
The First Oblong Friends Meeting House was erected on this site in 1742. It was used as a place of worship until 1764. West of the site was the Friends burial ground. During the fall and winter of 1778 the present meeting house was a hospital . . . Map (db m25028) HM
230 New York, Erie County, Eden — Quaker Cemetery
Quaker Cemetery 26th day of 10th month 1813 Friends of Eden requested permission to hold meetings. Log meeting house was built across road from cemetery. Map (db m93796) HM
231 New York, Erie County, North Collins — Hicksite Quaker Meeting House
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232 New York, Erie County, Orchard Park — Obadiah Baker Homestead
Built in 1840 - replaced log cabin erected when property was acquired from Holland Land Company in 1804. The Baker family - prominent Quakers in this area - lived here for five generations. This home served as one last station of Underground Railway . . . Map (db m80830) HM
233 New York, Erie County, Orchard Park — Orchard ParkQuaker Meetinghouse — Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway —
The Quaker Meetinghouse, formally known as the "Meetinghouse of the Orchard Park Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of friends", is home to Erie County's oldest active congregation. Known as "Quakers" they brought with them their lifestyle, . . . Map (db m80772) HM
234 New York, Fulton County, Mayfield — Anthonyville
Anthonyville Site of First Brick Home In Town of Mayfield. Birthplace of George T. Anthony. Quaker, Civil War Officer, Governor State of Kansas. 1876-1879 Map (db m46954) HM
235 New York, Greene County, New Baltimore — 352 — Stanton Hill
Cemetery began as Quaker burial ground. Headstones date from 1826. Incorporated as cemetery association in 1907.Map (db m132784) HM
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236 New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Gravesend — Gravesend
Settled in 1643 by English Quakers under Lady Deborah Moody on land granted to them by the Dutch Governor of New AmsterdamMap (db m30055) HM
237 New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Windsor Terrace — Sixteenth StreetBrooklyn's Ice Age Reported unreadable
At this spot over 10,000 years ago a sheet of ice, as thick as the World Trade Center is tall, started melting. [Unreadble] Upon this landscape, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux created their greatest masterpiece, Prospect Park. . . . Map (db m207561) HM
238 New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Downtown — Post House
Quakers Isaac and Amy Post hid 15 fugitives overnight in their house, a station on the Underground Railroad at this site.Map (db m55689) HM
239 New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Downtown — Rochester: Center of FreedomIsaac and Amy Post home - stop on the Underground Railroad
This site later became the home of the Hochstein School of Music Amy and Isaac Post personified the dedication to temperance, abolition of slavery and women's rights that distinguished Rochester as a center of freedom in America. . . . Map (db m168926) HM
240 New York, Monroe County, Rush — Hallock House
Frederick Douglass often visited Quaker Wm. Hallock who induced him to reject John Brown's violent plans to free the slaves.Map (db m58093) HM
241 New York, Monroe County, Scottsville — Burial Site
Quaker Cemetery bought 1833 from Darius ShadboltMap (db m56833) HM
242 New York, Monroe County, Scottsville — Erected 1834
Quaker Meeting House built and used by the Orthodox Quakers 1834-54 by Hicksites 1854-1873 Grange Hall 1937Map (db m56835) HM
243 New York, Monroe County, Scottsville — Site of First Quaker Meeting House
Quaker Meeting House Town of Wheatland Frame Building 1827 used until 1854 by HicksitesMap (db m56834) HM
244 New York, Monroe County, Wheatland — Site of Early School
Site of early school Quakers met here 1824 - 1827 Map (db m126150) HM
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245 New York, Nassau County, Farmingdale — Quaker Meeting House
Built and first meetings held 1698Map (db m133544) HM
246 New York, Nassau County, Locust Valley — Quaker Meeting
Founded in 1671, Oldest Officially Organized Friends Meeting in the United States. Building Erected in 1725.Map (db m147990) HM
247 New York, Nassau County, Oyster Bay — Council Rock
Here George Fox, 1672, met with Wrights, Underhill and Feeke at Quaker Gathering.Map (db m42787) HM
248 New York, Nassau County, Westbury — Hicks NurseryEstablished as Isaac Hicks & Son 1853
Quaker farmer Isaac Hicks became a prominent horticulturist who founded one of the area's leading commercial nurseries by providing fine trees to Long Island's Gold Coast Estates.Map (db m139415) HM
249 New York, Nassau County, Westbury — Westbury Friends Meeting House
Westbury Friends Meeting was established by 1671. Meeting houses were built on this site in 1702, 1801 and 1902.Map (db m125931) HM
250 New York, Nassau County, Westbury — Westbury Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of FriendsQuaker Meetinghouses, School and Cemetery, Est. 1671
In the 1700s, Quakers in the Westbury Monthly Meeting manumitted enslaved African Americans, educated together White and African American children and established a cemetery for people of all races and creeds. Current meetinghouses . . . Map (db m126015) HM
251 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Gramercy Park — May Peace PrevailThe Pennington Friends House Peace Pole Reported missing
Restored 2020, Wood and PlexiGlass Sept 1, 2022 – March 1, 2023 During the Covid Pandemic, artist Todd Drake found and restored this Peace Pole at the Pennington Friends House. It is shared how as a witness for peace prevailing in our . . . Map (db m213282)
252 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Midtown South — Lamartine Place Historic DistrictNew York Landmarks Preservation Foundation
The Lamartine Place Historic District is comprised of 12 remaining houses from a block-long row of Greek Revival style brick homes developed in the mid-19th century by Cyrus Mason and William Torrey. Noted Quaker abolitionists Abby Hopper Gibbons . . . Map (db m145911) HM
253 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Stuyvesant Square — William Penn Carriage Block and Hitching Post
This carriage block and hitching post originally stood in front of the home of William Penn Letitia Street Philadelphia Map (db m148445) HM
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254 New York, New York County, Manhattan, Upper West Side — Alfred Nobel1833 - 1896 — Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, Economics —
Founder of the Nobel Prize Swedish Inventor Industrialist Philanthropist and Humanist American Recipients of the Nobel Prize 1906 Theodore Roosevelt Peace • 1907 A.A. Michelson Physics . . . Map (db m226314) HM
255 New York, Niagara County, Barker — David Barker
Born Vermont 2-23-1794. Took up land 1815. Wed Vania Herendeen 1820. Built brick house 1834. Died 1886 - Quaker Cemetary. Somerset Society.Map (db m73944) HM
256 New York, Niagara County, Hartland — Quaker Meeting House / Quaker Cemetery
[east side]Quaker Meeting House 1836 cobblestone meeting house of the Hartland Orthodox Friends was in use until 1905 (See reverse side)[west side] Quaker Cemetery The Orthodox Friends Cemetery was used from 1836 until 1905 (See reverse . . . Map (db m78464) HM
257 New York, Niagara County, Somerset — Quaker Cemetary
Quaker Cemetary Society of Friends 1824 Denton & Haight gave lands Stone wall added 1852 Brick meeting house - east Torn down after 1900.Map (db m179055) HM
258 New York, Ontario County, Canandaigua — Austin StewardMan of Integrity 1793 - February 15, 1869
1793 - Born a slave in Prince William County, Virginia and brought to Sodus and Bath, New York where he self emancipated by flight. With the assistance from the Quaker community he gained legal freedom to become a great abolitionist, . . . Map (db m142211) HM
259 New York, Ontario County, Farmington — Farmington Quaker Crossroads Historic District
Farmington Quaker Crossroads Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m157451) HM
260 New York, Ontario County, Farmington — Friends Meeting House
The earliest Friends Meeting House West of Utica was built of logs near this spot by pioneers 1796 A frame structure 1804 was replaced 1876 by the present building. A larger meeting house built opposite this site accommodated the yearly . . . Map (db m157455) HM
261 New York, Orleans County, Holley — First Norwegian Immigrants Landed in Holley, 1825
1. Fifty-two "Sloopers," the first group of Norwegian immigrants to North America, departed from Stavanger on July 4, 1825. Fifty-three arrived in New York City on October 9, a baby having been born en route. 2. Their 54 feet long slop, the . . . Map (db m92529) HM
262 New York, Orleans County, Shelby — Millville 1815
Academy 1832. Quaker Meeting House 1841. Methodist Church 1834. Congregational Church 1870. General Store 1819.Map (db m72154) HM
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263 New York, Orleans County, Shelby — Millville CemeteryEst. 1871
Early Quaker burial ground 1875 vault and stonewall built of Medina sandstone. Chapel built 1894.Map (db m92551) HM
264 New York, Queens County, Queens, Flushing — Bowne House37-01 Bowne St.
About the House The original Anglo-Dutch farmhouse was built before 1661 by John Bowne, an English settler in Flushing. Bowne is remembered for his successful defense of religious liberty in the face of persecution by Dutch Director General . . . Map (db m193357) HM
265 New York, Queens County, Queens, Flushing — Bowne HouseFlushing Freedom Mile
This house, built by John Bowne in 1661, featured prominently in the early struggle for religious freedom in America. It was the first place of worship for Flushing's Quakers, who were forbidden by Dutch governor Peter Stuyvesant to practice . . . Map (db m193358) HM
266 New York, Queens County, Queens, Flushing — Flushing State ArmoryFlushing Freedom Mile
This site could be considered the birthplace of religious freedom in America. It was here, on December 27, 1657, that a group of brave Flushing freeholders issued a proclamation calling for religious tolerance. One of these men, Michael Milner, . . . Map (db m193418) HM
267 New York, Queens County, Queens, Flushing — Friends Meeting HouseFlushing Freedom Mile
The Friends Meeting House was the first house of worship in the village of Flushing. It is New York City’s oldest house of worship in continuous use, and the second oldest in the nation. The house was built in 1694, and provided Flushing’s . . . Map (db m42964) HM
268 New York, Queens County, Queens, Flushing — George Fox StoneFlushing Freedom Mile
This stone commemorates one of the most important events in the history of the Quaker community in Flushing. On this site on June 7, 1672, George Fox, the founder of the Religious Society of Friends, preached a sermon. Fox, an Englishman, . . . Map (db m193359) HM
269 New York, Queens County, Queens, Flushing — Kingsland HomesteadFlushing Freedom Mile Reported damaged
This house is the only surviving example of 18th century architecture in Flushing. It was built ca. 1785 by Charles Doughty, a Quaker farmer, and was named "Kingsland" by his son-in-law, Joseph King. King was an English sea captain who bought the . . . Map (db m193347) HM
270 New York, Queens County, Queens, Flushing — Orange Trail / Green TrailFlushing Freedom Mile Reported damaged
Orange Trail The Orange Trail takes you through the busiest streets in Flushing, where historic landmarks endure amidst the noise and bustle of the present. You'll encounter some of Flushing "firsts": Flushing High School, the oldest public . . . Map (db m193363) HM
271 New York, Queens County, Queens, Flushing — Quaker Meeting House
Easterly part built 1694. Remainder built 1777. Always used for worship except 1776-83 when occupied by British as prison, hospital and stable.Map (db m42775) HM
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272 New York, Queens County, Queens, Flushing — The Bowne House
Erected by John Bowne in 1661. Earliest meeting place in Flushing of the Society of Friends.Map (db m193355) HM
273 New York, Queens County, Queens, Flushing — Welcome to FlushingFlushing Freedom Mile
Founded in 1645 as the first permanent settlement in Queens, Flushing has a rich and exciting history. Originally called "Vissingen" by the Dutch, it started as a tiny, tranquil hamlet within the Dutch colony of New Netherland. Over the past 350 . . . Map (db m193362) HM
274 New York, Saratoga County, Saratoga Springs — 222 — Frederick Douglass
African-American social reformer spoke at Dean's Corners school house June 9, 1849 to a crowd of Quaker abolitionistsMap (db m131564) HM
275 New York, Schenectady County, Duanesburg — Friends Meeting House
Friends Meeting House Erected 1807 Near Site Of Original Log Structure 1st Preacher—Ezekiel Tripp Society Organized About 1790Map (db m6043) HM
276 New York, Seneca County, Waterloo — Women's Rights National Historic Park - Hunt House
Welcome to one of the few national parks dedicated to a social movement - women's rights. Here in Seneca Falls and Waterloo, in living rooms and on front porches, in private and in public, a group of five women started a movement that would . . . Map (db m60136) HM
277 New York, Warren County, Queensbury — Old Quaker Burying Ground — 1787 - 1837 —
Grave sites of the pioneer families in Queensbury Abraham Wing, founderMap (db m18106) HM
278 New York, Washington County, Granville — Friends Meeting House
Erected 1806 beside church site of log school. House of Friends later a district school.Map (db m131742) HM
279 New York, Wayne County, Macedon — 377 — Doty Home
Susan and Elias Doty Quaker abolitionists, suffragists, signed the Declaration of Sentiments July 1848 in Seneca FallsMap (db m132751) HM
280 New York, Wayne County, Macedon — Underground RR
Underground RR n this area Quaker abolitionist harbored slaves using Ganargua Creek as a gateway to freedom. Map (db m117607) HM
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281 New York, Westchester County, Rye — Rye Meeting House Reported permanently removed
c. 1835, Religious Society of Friends, Quaker. The Founder of Quakerism, George Fox, who landed at Rye in 1678, experienced that God speaks to the condition of each person through an Inner Light.Map (db m34520) HM
282 New York, Westchester County, Rye — Rye Meeting HouseHistoric Grace Chapel
Built in the 1830s as a one-room schoolhouse, the core of this structure was moved to this site in 1867. Originally used as a Sunday school affiliated with Rye's Christ's Church, it was transformed into a chapel through a series of additions, . . . Map (db m193146) HM
283 New York, Westchester County, Rye — The Bird Homestead and Rye Meeting HouseWalk Rye History
The Bird Homestead provides a rare glimpse into 19th century life on a small family farmstead in a thriving maritime village. This outstanding Greek Revival house, circa 1835, has survived intact, along with several farm buildings. Owned by one . . . Map (db m193149) HM
284 North Carolina, Alamance County, Saxapahaw — Saxapahaw
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285 North Carolina, Alamance County, Snow Camp — Allen HouseCirca 1780
Original frontier log dwelling built by Quaker John Allen III. House stood approximately 400 feet southeast. Housed five generations. Moved in 1965 to Alamance Battleground State Historic Site.Map (db m30287) HM
286 North Carolina, Alamance County, Snow Camp — Cane Creek Friends Meeting Since 1751 / Abigail Overman Pike 1709 - 1781
Side 1: Cane Creek Friends Meeting Since 1751 The first Cane Creek Meetinghouse stood about two miles east on land belonging to John Stanfield. The first of four meetinghouses on this site was built in 1764 on land given by William . . . Map (db m30682) HM
287 North Carolina, Alamance County, Snow Camp — G-69 — Cane Creek Meeting
First Monthly Meeting of Friends in central North Carolina, 1751. Present building is on the original site.Map (db m30487) HM
288 North Carolina, Alamance County, Snow Camp — Cane Creek Meeting HouseSuffering for Peace
The Quakers (Society of Friends) were early anti-slavery supporters of the Underground Railroad. Once the war erupted and Alamance County residents chose sides, supporters of the Confederacy regarded the Friends as Unionists. Never attacked directly . . . Map (db m45538) HM
289 North Carolina, Alamance County, Snow Camp — Freedom Hill ChurchNo Slaveholder can be a Christian!
A mile south of here is the site of Freedom Hill Wesleyan Methodist Church, a simple frame building that measured 27 by 36 feet and was dedicated in March 1848. When local residents sent a plea for a minister to the Wesleyans in Ohio in 1847, the . . . Map (db m46020) HM
290 North Carolina, Alamance County, Snow Camp — September 13, 1781(Battle of Lindley's Mill)
On these grounds, Revolutionaries and Loyalists were buried together in mass graves by people of this neighborhood, who also cared for the wounded in their homes. Additional burials are at Spring Meeting House.Map (db m30695) HM
291 North Carolina, Alamance County, Snow Camp — G-76 — Snow Camp
Settled by Quakers in 1749. Cornwallis camped in area after Battle of Guilford Courthouse and used home of Simon Dixon as headquarters.Map (db m223102) HM
292 North Carolina, Alamance County, Snow Camp — G-91 — Spring Friends Meeting
Meeting house by 1761; Meeting recognized, 1773; Preparative Meeting, 1779; & Monthly Meeting, 1793.Map (db m30276) HM
293 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Fairview — Gen. William J. PalmerQuaker Warrior — Stoneman's Raid —
(preface) On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee . . . Map (db m209727) HM
294 North Carolina, Chatham County, Siler City — H-84 — Rocky River Friends Meeting
Established under care of Cane Creek Meeting, 1753; a Monthly Meeting since 1908. Fourth building was constructed in 1926.Map (db m30965) HM
295 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Grays Creek — I-59 — Dunn’s Creek Quaker Meeting
Started about 1746; joined yearly meeting, 1760; discontinued about 1781. Site and cemetery are 2.5 miles S.E.Map (db m1946) HM
296 North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro — 1757 New Garden Land Purchase
This stone, which now falls within the boundaries of Guilford College, marks the northeast corner of 53 acres purchased for “five sterling” from Richard Williams by Henry Ballinger and Thomas Hunt for the New Garden Friends Meeting and Burial . . . Map (db m219400) HM
297 North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro — Backcountry CourthouseGuilford Courthouse National Military Park
To Cornwallis, Guilford Courthouse was not a military or strategic objective. Greene’s army was his target. After receiving intelligence that the British were marching toward the American camp, Greene switched his battle plans from attack to . . . Map (db m219407) HM
298 North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro — J-48 — Centre Friends Meeting
Was begun in 1757 and organized as a Monthly Meeting in 1773. This is the fourth building on the original site.Map (db m219415) HM
299 North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro — J-35 — Guilford College
A coeducational college operated by the Society of Friends. Chartered as New Garden Boarding School in 1834. Opened in 1837.Map (db m219367) HM
300 North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro — J-103 — N.C. Manumission Society
Antislavery organization formed by Quakers in central N.C. First met at Centre, July 1816. Disbanded in 1834.Map (db m219791) HM

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