Friends Meetinghouse - Randolph NJ
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 51.901 W 074° 33.777
18T E 536831 N 4523864
1758-Oldest standing church in Morris County. Architecture is pegged construction. Religious Society of Friends worshiped here until 1865.
Waymark Code: WM16WK9
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2022
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From Historical marker on property:
Quaker Meeting House 1758-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.
From their website in part:
"The Randolph Meeting House served as the center of religious and social life for Menham/Randolph Quaker community for over a century. The members of this community played important roles in industrialization, anti-slavery activity, the development of local government, efforts to promote equality for women, and the provision of social services and educational opportunities. When the Meeting was laid down (ended) in 1865, care of the site was informally taken over by descendants of the early Quakers and others buried in the Cemetery until it was purchased by the Friends Meeting House and Cemetery Association in 1898. It has since been maintained as a historic property open to visitors and groups interested in meeting at the site."
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