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Established by 1680 in Perquimans County, North Carolina, where meetings congregated in several houses. In 1698 the first Yearly Meeting was held, and by 1705 a distinct building for worship was built. This was commonly referred to as “Old Neck” by the mid-1700s. The Yearly Meeting for groups in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, were held here between 1698 and 1785. The Old Neck building was destroyed in 1786 by strong winds, and due to declining numbers occasioned by westward migration, its meeting was laid down in 1797. |