First Friends Meeting
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Gosffo
N 39° 52.172 W 075° 21.792
18S E 468938 N 4413339
The first recorded meeting of Quakers!
Waymark Code: WM8J25
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2010
Views: 4
Marker Text: Here in 1675, William Edmundson convened the first recorded meeting of Friends (Quakers) within present Pennsylvania. This was at the home of Robert Wade, who in 1682 greeted William Penn upon his arrival in Chester.
The website below is the best I could find. I know it is for another sign, but it tells a little about this sign also!
Marker Name: First Friends Meeting
County: Delaware
Date Dedicated: 10/22/1997
Marker Type: City
Location: 24th & Chestnut Sts., Chester
Category: Religion, William Penn
Website: [Web Link]
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