Hawke Meeting House
N 42° 56.219 W 071° 07.128
19T E 327120 N 4755994
Hawke Meeting House - Danville
Waymark Code: WMA4H
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2006
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The text on the marker reads "Erected prior to June 12, 1775, this is New Hampshire's oldest meeting house in original condition. Built by 27 local proprietors who conveyed it in 1760 to the newly-incorporated Parish of Hawke (now Danville), the building was used for religious services through 1832 and for town meeings through 1887. The Rev. John Page, only regular minister of the parish, died of smallpox in the 1782 epidemic which ravaged the area of "Tuckertown" and is buried in "Ye Old Cemetery" just north of here."
Marker Name: Hawke Meeting House
Official Marker Number: 169
Marker Type: Official NH State
Marker Location: Danville
Date Marker Established: 1995
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