Quaker Meeting House 1831 (Knights of Columbus)

Prior to 1830, even though there a significant population of Quakers in Bellefonte, there was no Friend’s Meeting House. George Valentine and his brothers, with their partner, William A. Thomas, decided to build one on their own land for the accommodation of any member of the Society of Friends who might desire to attend or hold a meeting. The local community responded with appreciation: athe rise of the Friend’s meeting in Bellefonte seems worthy of some notice. It was established by four or five men, who, making no special profession of religion, yielded to a simple apprehension of duty, and built a house for the worship of God.