FAITH · HISTORICAL MARKER

Old Quaker Burying Ground

Galesville, Maryland
· 1672
Historical Marker Database · Christopher Busta-Peck
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In April 1672, George Fox, founder of Quakerism, opened the first General Meeting of Friends in Maryland here, marking the beginning of West River Yearly Meeting and its successor, Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends. This was also the site of West River Quaker Meeting House.
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Galesville, Maryland · United States

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