Birmingham Friends Meeting

 place with historical importance, Quaker faith / Society of Friends, quaker/friends meeting house

The original Quaker Meeting, built of cedar logs, was completed in 1722; the present structure dates from 1763, with the eastern end added in 1818. “Washington had had many sick men in his army, so Birmingham Meeting House had been taken over on September 9th for an American hospital.” On the day of the Battle, “the American line on the east side of Birmingham Road took advantage of the Quaker burial ground’s stone walls, which made perfect breastworks.” After the one-day event, the British treated their wounded at the Meeting. Local legend says that blood stains remained on the wooden floors for years. A commemorative marker behind the Meeting identifies the common burial ground for the soldiers who died.

www.chaddsfordhistory.org/exhibits/path/path23.htm
www.pym.org/concord-qm/birmingham.htm
www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8247
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