Grew from New-Wark Meeting established 1682. Present House is third in this vicinity. Friends School begun here in 1748 has operated continuously. Among 3,000 buried in yard are founders of Wilmington, John Dickinson, “Penman of the Revolution,” and Thomas Garrett, Leader of Underground Railroad on Delmarva Peninsula.
Installed in 1959.
301 North West St., Wilmington, DE 19801
Related Topics: American Revolution, Friends School, Historical Markers, House of Worship, John Dickinson, Meeting House 1816, New Castle County, Newark Meeting, Quaker, Religious Society of Friends, Thomas Garrett, underground railroad, Wilmington
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