Old Quaker Burying Ground

USA / Maryland / Shady Side /
 cemetery, Quaker faith / Society of Friends
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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.

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Coordinates:   38°50'59"N   76°33'23"W
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