Since the weather cooperated by no raining on Saturday, I took advantage of the long weekend to do a quick trip around the county. Mostly, I wanted to fill in some holes in my collection of meetinghouse pictures, as well as find some places that I been curious about.
One of the places was the old Quaker cemetery on White Horse road in Londonderry township, known under various names. On the signpost out front, it reads Doe Run Friends Cemetery and mentions that the property is under the care of Fallowfield meeting. On Google maps, it shows up as Londonderry Cemetery and I’ve seen it referred to as both Derry and Londonderry. The meeting itself, while it existed, was Doe Run, so it becomes a bit confusing when trying to determine where an actual burial took place.
Some Quaker graveyards are more accessible than others, particularly when it come to older meetings that have been laid down over the years. Penns Grove, for example, does not appear to have anywhere to park though the yard is accesible easily on foot. Many of the sites merely have grassy areas in which to park, though the more active ones may actually have a paved area. Good maps definitely help and as an aid, I’ve added a Googlemaps section to this site with the various meetings added.
