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Abington Friends Meeting House

Abington Friends Meeting House is a Quaker meeting house located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. The original meeting house was established from 1698 to 1699, with land and a 100 pounds sterling donated by John Barnes. In 1784, a separate school building was established for the Abington Friends School. [1]

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  1. "History of Abington Monthly Meeting". Abington Monthly Meeting. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

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