The Fall Creek Meeting House is located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Pendleton, Indiana

Pendleton, Indiana

Pendleton is a town in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, United States, on State Road 38.

History

In 1834, Enos Adamson deeded 3 acres (12,140.6 m²) east of Pendleton to the Society of Friends. Adamson was paid $15 for the land. In 1836 the congregation built a log house for worship on the ground. In 1857, a frame meeting house was constructed at a cost of $800. The meeting house is representative of the rural meeting houses of the period. The building is still maintained and is now on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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A pioneer cemetery adjoins the meeting house.

External links

• Aerial View - http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Fall_Creek_Meeting_House
• Link to National Register of Historic Places for Madison County - http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/IN/Madison/state.html
• Cemeteries in Madison County Indiana - http://www.cemetaries-madison-co-in.com/friends_cemetary.htm