Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse

Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Montgomery County, dedicated 1955.

Montgomery County · dedicated 1955 · Germantown Pike (old US 422) & Butler Pike

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In continuous use as a house of worship since about 1708, it served as a hospital and campsite for Washington's forces on way to Valley Forge. Eastern wing, added in 1780, replaced original log school. Site was a center of activity during Abolition Movement.

under a mile from where Mary Roades lived in the 1690s

what this marker records spans 1708 to 1780, overlapping Mary Roades's years here

From one family's 77-marker roster

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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