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By 1809 the Beekman meeting had grown so quickly it was necessary to construct a new building, the one whose wing remains today. In keeping with updated Quaker practice, it was a long building with moderately pitched gable roof and a full-width porch on the west elevation. The original plan called for a 33-by-25-foot (10.1 by 7.6 m) with 11 ...
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The congregation originated during the Quaker schism of 1828 when Creek Friends Meeting split into Hicksite and Orthodox meetings. The Orthodox meeting moved about a mile north of Clinton Corners to the Shingle Meeting House [ 2 ] located on the grounds of the current Friends Upton Lake Cemetery. [ 3 ]
Queensbury Quaker Burying Ground, also known as the Queensbury Friends Cemetery and Old Quaker Cemetery, is a historic Quaker burying ground located near Queensbury in Warren County, New York. It was established about 1765 and remained in service until 1837. This cemetery was the first in Queensbury. [2] 1911 marker
The cemetery is visited frequently by people doing genealogical research. The cemetery is under the care of the Springfield Memorial Association, founded in 1906, [2] which also has care of the 1858 meetinghouse (The Museum of Old Domestic Life) and the Allen Jay house. A guidebook (revised in 2017) helps visitors locate graves and provides ...
Fish species present in the lake are rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, and black bullhead. There is a state owned carry down launch located in Allegany State Park off NY-280. [2] The state park also offers a swimming area and facilities on the lake. Quaker Lake was constructed in the 1960s, one of the byproducts of the Kinzua Dam ...
Rich Homie Quan was laid to rest on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The event was open to fans and was also livestreamed online. The late rapper was memorialized with a number of musical tributes, as well as ...
The Smithfield Friends Meeting House, Parsonage and Cemetery, is a Friends Meeting House of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), rebuilt in 1881. It is located at 108 Smithfield Road in Woonsocket, Rhode Island (across the street from North Smithfield). The meetinghouse is home to one of the oldest Quaker communities in the region.