Robert Strawbridge-New Windsor, MD
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 31.848 W 077° 06.084
18S E 319395 N 4377791
Robert Strawbridge-The first preacher of Methodism in America.
Waymark Code: WM11F6N
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2019
Views: 7
Robert Strawbridge-The first preacher of Methodism in America. He formed at his house (still standing, 1938) one-half mile east of here the first Class and the first Society of American Methodism. He built the first log meeting house (1764) for Methodists in America (Marston Road).
Erected 1938 by State Roads Commission.
County (required): Carroll County
Location (required): 2885 Wakefield Valley Road, New Windsor MD 21776
More info about the site/marker (optional):
Marker is at the intersection of Wakefield Valley Road and New Windsor Road (Maryland Route 31), on the right when traveling east on Wakefield Valley Road.
Marker is about 100 feet east of the intersection on Wakefield Valley Road (also known as Strawbridge Lane)
Marker Type (optional): Not listed
Website for more info (optional): Not listed
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