Historical Marker

Springfield Friends Meeting

Old Sproul Rd. & W. Springfield Rd. (SR 2009), Springfield (next to stone wall) · Springfield (next to stone wall) · Delaware

Inscription

Site of Friends' Meeting since 1686. Present building erected, 1851. A school and library were established here in 1832. Benjamin West, noted American artist, attended this Meeting when he was a boy.

Location

AddressOld Sproul Rd. & W. Springfield Rd. (SR 2009), Springfield (next to stone wall)

CitySpringfield (next to stone wall)

CountyDelaware

StatePennsylvania

Coordinates39.942300, -75.347100

Sources

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

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