Old Abington Church and Graveyard

Old Abington Church and Graveyard (HMERM)

Location: Abington, PA 19001 Montgomery County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 6.867', W 75° 7.324'

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The oldest Presbyterian church in Montgomery County and mother church, directly or indirectly, to ten offspring churches. Founded in 1714 by the Rev. Malachi Jones, the first pastor. The original church stood in the center of the graveyard and was moved to present site in 1793. During the American Revolution local militia skirmished with British from graveyard. Early settlers of Abington were English Quakers, Welsh, Scots, and Dutch.
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Date Added Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 6:09am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 489597 N 4440467
Decimal Degrees40.11445000, -75.12206667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 6.867', W 75° 7.324'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 6' 52.02" N, 75° 7' 19.44" W
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Area Code(s)215, 610, 267
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1062-1098 Old York Rd, Abington PA 19001, US
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