Old Quaker Burying Ground
N 38° 51.001 W 076° 33.422
18S E 364885 N 4301285
Old Quaker Burying Ground historical marker, first general meeting of Friends in Maryland, 1672
Waymark Code: WMEX3K
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2012
Views: 13
OLD QUAKER BURYING GROUND
1672
Here April, 1672, George Fox, Founder
of Quakerism, opened the first General
Meeting of Friends in Maryland, marking
the beginning of West River Yearly
Meeting and its successor, Baltimore
Yearly Meeting of Friends. Site of
West River Quaker Meeting House.
Maryland Historical Society
County (required): Anne Arundel County
Location (required): Northbound MD 468, 150 feet north of MD 255
More info about the site/marker (optional):
This marker stands next to the CEDAR PARK and TULIP HILL
historical marker.
Marker Type (optional): Not listed
Website for more info (optional): Not listed
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