Warrington Meeting House
Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Marker Inscription
Site of Friends'' meeting house since 1745. Present building erected 1769, enlarged 1782. Preserved in its early state, and used for regular meetings.
Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
The Story
Quakers, or the Religious Society of Friends, were among the earliest settlers of William Penn's colony, drawn by its promise of religious freedom. Friends have gathered for worship at Warrington since 1745, and the present fieldstone meeting house was raised in 1769 and enlarged in 1782. Plain and enduring, it still hosts regular meetings much as it did in colonial times.
Why it matters
Preserved almost unchanged for more than two centuries, the Warrington meeting house embodies the Quaker faith that shaped Pennsylvania's founding ideals of tolerance and simplicity.
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