Grant's Meeting House-GHM 157-25-Wilkes Co
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N 33° 40.865 W 082° 41.030
17S E 343914 N 3728068
Ga 80, 1.4 miles south of junction with US 78
Waymark Code: WM6R9F
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2009
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On this site the first Methodist church building in Georgia was erected in 1787. Daniel grant and his son, Thomas, prosperous merchants of this area, were its builders. Bishop Asbury often visited the Grants at their home nearby, on his trips through Georgia, and in the church here he held, the second and third Methodist conferences in the State, in 1789, and 1790.
Thomas Grant was for many years a prominent Methodist layman in Georgia.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 157-25
Date: 1958
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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