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Oblong Friends Meeting House

Meeting House Road • Pawling, NY

History

New York’s acquisition of the Oblong region—a narrow strip of land forming the border of NY and CT—opened up new land-owning opportunities for colonists in the 1720s. The first settler on Quaker Hill was Nathan Birdsall, a surveyor, and yes, a Quaker. Others of his faith soon joined him, and together they established a thriving farming community.

The Historical Society invites you to tour the Quakers’ meeting house, built in 1764. You will find it exactly as it looked back then with its rows of wooden benches, wall partitions on pulley systems, and mezzanine viewing level.
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  • Home
  • Visit
    • John Kane House
    • Oblong Friends Meeting House
    • Quaker Hill Museum at Akin Hall
    • NEW Virtual Tour: John Kane House
    • NEW Virtual Tour: Oblong Friends Meeting House
  • Events
  • Genealogy Research
  • Volunteer
  • Donate
  • About
  • Contact