Acuff Chapel - 1A 51 - Blountville, TN
Posted by: vhasler
N 36° 32.073 W 082° 21.635
17S E 378203 N 4044101
First Methodist Episcopal Church on Tennessee soil.
Waymark Code: WM4Z9J
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2008
Views: 14
Sign text: Established in 1786, this was the first Methodist Episcopal Church to be erected on Tennessee soil. Bishop Francis Asbury preached here often. A ten-day revival held here by Rev. John A. Granade began the Great Revival of 1780-81. The chapel was named for Timothy Acuff, who gave the land on which it was erected, and whose son, Rev. Francis Acuff, was a convert at the Granade meeting.
Marker Name: Acuff Chapel
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number: 1A 51
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commission
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