Abington Friends Meeting House

Quaker meeting house in Pennsylvania
Abington Friends Meeting House

Abington Friends Meeting House is a Quaker meeting house located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. The original meeting house was established from 1698 to 1699, with land and a 100 pounds sterling donated by John Barnes. In 1784, a separate school building was established for the Abington Friends School.[1]

Notable people

  • Elisha Tyson, abolitionist
  • Benjamin Lay, Quaker activist

References

  1. ^ "History of Abington Monthly Meeting". Abington Monthly Meeting. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  • Abington Quakers

40°5′36.8″N 75°7′5.35″W / 40.093556°N 75.1181528°W / 40.093556; -75.1181528