The First Oblong Friends Meeting House
The First Oblong Friends Meeting House was erected on this site in 1742. It was used as a place of worship until 1764. West of the site was the Friends burial ground.
During the fall and winter of 1778 the present meeting house was a hospital for Revolutionary War soldiers. Directly east are the graves of the soldiers who died during those months.
Erected by Duchess of York Chapter
Daughters of the American Colonists
New York State Society
August 1965
Marker is at the intersection of Meeting House Road and Quaker Hill Road (County Route 66), on the right when traveling east on Meeting House Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
