Cropwell Friends Meeting House - Marlton, NJ
N 39° 53.588 W 074° 56.221
18S E 505384 N 4415898
The State of New Jersey mounted this historic plaque on the front of Cropwell Friends Meeting House in 1992 to commemorate their addition to the National Register of Historic Places.
Waymark Code: WM2MV9
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2007
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Cropwell Friends Meetinghouse is located at 802 S. Cropwell Road in Evesham Twp., New Jersey. This 1 ½ story brick house was built in 1890. Meetings are currently held at this location. There are currently 25 members. Weekly worship is 10:00 AM Sunday. For more information you can call (856) 424-1403.
Cropwell Friends Meeting House, which is still a church, was typical of old rural Quaker meetinghouses. In 1785, Evesham's Quakers first bought three acres to build a school and later, a brick meetinghouse in 1809. This is the only tangible, non-residential link to the original Colonial Quaker settlements of Evesham Township.
Personal Note: I have lived about a mile from this historic place for the last 40 years. I have seen road expansions, neighborhoods built, business expand, traffic lights installed and local populations explode, all about the meeting house. Despite all of this, Cropwell Friends Meeting House has remained unchanged, a permanent fixture in a changing world and a testament to simplicity, equality, peace and community.
Marker Name: Cropwell Friends Meeting
Marker Type: Official NJ State
Marker text:
Cropwell Friends Meeting has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. Built 1809.
Dedication Date: 05/08/1992
City: Evesham Township (Marlton)
County: Burlington
Group responsible for placement: Cropwell Friends Meeting
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