Religious Society of Friends
Much of West Jersey was settled by Quakers who established congregations and founded towns throughout the region, including eponymous Quakertown in 1744. Among the meeting houses built in the colonial era are:
| Year | Locale | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Seaville Friends Meeting House | Seaville | 1716 |
| Woodbury Friends' Meetinghouse | Woodbury | c.1715 |
| Bordentown Friends Meetinghouse | Bordentown | 1740 |
| Smith Friends Meetinghouse | Harmony | 1753 |
| Alloways Creek Friends Meetinghouse | Hancock's Bridge | 1756 |
| Dover Friends Meetinghouse | Dover | 1758 |
| Evesham Friends Meeting House | Mount Laurel | 1760 |
| Greenwich Friends Meetinghouse | Greenwich | 1771 |
| Salem Friends Meetinghouse | Salem | 1773 |
| Chesterfields Friends Meetinghouse | Crosswicks | 1773 |
| Arney's Mount Friends Meetinghouse | Pemberton | 1775 |
| Copenney Friends Meetinghouse | 1775 | |
| Trenton Friends Meeting House | Trenton | 1776 |
Read more about this topic: Colonial History Of New Jersey, Religion
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