Historical Marker

Old Quaker Burying Ground

MD 468 at MD 255, northeast corner · Galesville · Anne Arundel

Maryland marker

Inscription

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

Location

AddressMD 468 at MD 255, northeast corner
CityGalesville
CountyAnne Arundel
StateMaryland
Coordinates38.850000, -76.557222

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