"THE QUAKERS OF ADOLPHUSTOWN" ~ Greater Napanee
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N 44° 05.865 W 077° 01.685
18T E 337666 N 4884729
This plaques describes the event surrounding the first Preparative Meeting of the Society of Friends (Quakers) held in either Upper or Lower Canada.
Waymark Code: WMEFAE
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/21/2012
Views: 11
The text on the plaque reads as follows:
The first Preparative Meeting of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in either Upper or Lower Canada was organized in Adolphustown Township in 1798 at the house of Philip Dorland. Quakers had settled in this district in 1784 and at first held religious gatherings in private homes. In 1795 a frame meeting house was authorized and shortly thereafter it was erected on this site. A Monthly Meeting was formed in 1801 which aided the formation of further Quaker Meetings in the Bay of Quinte area. A new meeting house was built here in 1868 but was abandoned after the Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1871 and only this burying ground remains.
Address or location of plaque: On the south bank of Hay Bay at the 90 degree bend in South Shore Road (Road 8) 4 km north of Road 33.
Physical location of plaque: Town
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": There are no physical remains at the site except for the gravestones.
This 'Plaque' describes: An 'Event'
Condition of sign: Very Good
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
A web-site for more details.: Not listed
What is the second/third language?: Not listed
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