Asbury College/Bethel Academy - Wilmore, KY
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N 37° 51.753 W 084° 39.682
16S E 705722 N 4193142
Asbury College/Bethel Academy, Marker #1830 is located at the entrance to the campus in Wilmore, Kentucky.
Waymark Code: WM2A56
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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ASBURY COLLEGE

Established in 1890, this school was named for Francis Asbury, first Methodist bishop and circuit rider in United States. Asbury Theological Seminary was established at Asbury College, 1923. Original Bethel Academy site and Asbury College Administration Building are listed on National Register of Historic Places.




BETHEL ACADEMY

This was second Methodist school in United States. In 1790 Bishop Francis Asbury laid plans for Bethel Academy, four miles southeast of Wilmore on cliffs above Kentucky River. It was operating by 1794; closed ca. 1804, due to lack of funds and Indian hostilities. Second site was in Nicholasville, 1820-93.




ASBURY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING - WILMORE, KENTUCKY






ASBURY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY - WILMORE, KENTUCKY

Marker Name: Asbury College/Bethel Academy

Marker Location: City

Type of Marker: Other

Marker Number (for official markers): 1830

Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways
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