National Register of Historic Places

Upper Springfield Meetinghouse

Wrightstown, Burlington County, New Jersey
Listed
August 23, 1979
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
79001479

About this property

Old Upper Springfield Friends Burying Ground is a cemetery located in Springfield Township and Wrightstown, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The cemetery and the accompanying meeting house were placed on both the New Jersey (state ID # 875) and the National Register of Historic Places (Reference # 79001479) in 1979. Thomas Newbold (1760-1823), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1807 to 1813. George Sykes (1802-1880), represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845, and was reelected in 1845 to fill a vacancy, serving until 1847. National Register of Historic Places listings in Burlington County, New Jersey Old Upper Springfield Friends Burying Ground / Upper Springfield Cemetery at The Political Graveyard Old Upper Springfield Friends Burying Ground at Find a Grave

Location

Wrightstown, Burlington County, New Jersey
40.04463, -74.64113

Categories

HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALEDUCATIONRELIGION
Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Rosebud Farm
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1.1 mi
Newbold, Barzillai, House
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2 mi
Newbold, William and Susannah, House
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2.7 mi
Arney's Mount Friends Meetinghouse and Burial Ground
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Nearby Battles

Second Battle of Trenton Jan 2 1777
1777Revolutionary War
13 mi
Battle of Assunpink Creek / Second Trenton Jan 2 1777
1777Revolutionary War
13 mi
Battle of Trenton (First)
1776Revolutionary War
13.1 mi
Second Battle of Trenton
1777Revolutionary War
13.1 mi
Battle of Assunpink Creek (Second Trenton)
1777Revolutionary War
13.4 mi

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When was Upper Springfield Meetinghouse listed on the National Register?

Upper Springfield Meetinghouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Upper Springfield Meetinghouse?

Upper Springfield Meetinghouse is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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