Methodist Camp Ground-GHM 128-13-Stewart Co
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Sprinterman
N 32° 03.138 W 084° 44.517
16S E 713188 N 3548462
Ga 27 about 3 miles east of Lumpkin
Waymark Code: WMA739
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2010
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1/4 Mi. S.
On a 10 acre plot of land in the exact center of the county was located, in 1830, the first permanent Methodist Camp Meeting Ground in Stewart County. It was given by Loverd Bryan to be held and owned by the church as long as it was regularly used for Camp Meetings. For 4 years before meetings had been held in various communities in the county and each claimed the Camp Ground. A 100 foot square shed, shingle-covered, was built for meeting and tents of campers were set up around it and near the spring, which is still in use. The first Camp Meeting was held here in 1836 by Rev. Noah P. Smith, who was in charge of the circuit.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 128-13
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
Date: Not listed
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