Dunnings Creek Friends Meetinghouse - Fishertown, PA
N 40° 07.453 W 078° 35.009
17T E 705909 N 4444343
This Meetinghouse has been in use since 1885. It is red brick with many of the working shutters still present.
Waymark Code: WM19GX6
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2024
Views: 1
Discussion 10am
Worship 11am
The original land for this congregation is elsewhere. That cemetery became inactive in 1948, but is still maintained very well. From signage there:
Friend's Cemetery
Founded 1794
Originally 6 acres of ground was purchased from William Webb, Frederick County, Maryland, for 15 shillings per acre, August 30, 1794, by "members of the society of people called quakers to be used as a site for a meeting house and grave-yard."
In 1884-5 the Church meeting house moved into Fishertown.
The Underground Railroad
This Quaker burial ground was used by Dunnings Creek Friends Meeting until 1948. Many buried here were active in the underground ralroad despite the risks of their imprisonment, barn burning, or loss of other personal property. Believing in that of God in every person, Quakers aided slaves in their journeys to freedom until the civil war ended. There is no record of the capture of any slaves while in the care of local Friends.
Web Address: [Web Link]
Physical Address:
285 Old Quaker Church Road
Fishertown, PA
15539
Hours of Worship: 10:00 AM
Still in Use?: yes
Year Built: Not listed
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