Colora Meetinghouse
The Colora Meetinghouse is a historic Friends meeting house located at Colora, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The meeting house was built in 1841 as part of a larger dispute known as the "great separation." The original members of the Colora Meeting…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Place of worship
- Denomination: Quaker
- Description: church building in Maryland, United States of America
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Nottingham Meetinghouse and West Nottingham Academy.
West Nottingham Meetinghouse
Church
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The West Nottingham Meetinghouse, or Little Brick Meetinghouse, is a historic Friends meeting house located at Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. West Nottingham Meetinghouse is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Colora Meetinghouse.
West Nottingham Academy
School
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West Nottingham Academy is an independent co-ed school serves both boarding and day students in grades 9-12. It was founded in 1744 by the Presbyterian preacher Samuel Finley, who later became President of The College of New Jersey, which is now Princeton University. West Nottingham Academy is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Colora Meetinghouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colora and Harrisville.
Colora
Hamlet
Colora is an unincorporated community in western Cecil County, Maryland, United States, near Conowingo and Port Deposit. The ZIP Code of this area is 21917, and has some historic houses and some new structures, including several development neighborhoods.
Harrisville
Hamlet
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Harrisville is an unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is located west of Rising Sun at the roundabout for Maryland State Routes 273 and 276. Harrisville is situated 1½ miles northeast of Colora Meetinghouse.
Liberty Grove
Hamlet
Liberty Grove is an unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. Liberty Grove is situated 2 miles southwest of Colora Meetinghouse.
Colora Meetinghouse
- Categories: church, historic site, and religion
- Location: Cecil County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.67594° or 39° 40′ 33″ northLongitude
-76.09856° or 76° 5′ 55″ westElevation
295 feet (90 metres)Open location code
87F5MWG2+9HOpenStreetMap ID
node 358241214OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=quaker
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