Pioneer Trail of Methodism - Shorter, AL
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N 32° 22.891 W 085° 52.466
16S E 605876 N 3583282
Tablet mounted to large piece of marble rock is located about 3 miles east of Shorter, Alabama on U.S. Highway 80. Notes the early arrival of Methodist minister to preach to the Creek Indians.
Waymark Code: WMMPFD
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2014
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Marker inscription:
Pioneer Trail of Methodism
By this former Indian path
Matthew Parham Sturdivant
came in 1808 as
first official representative
of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
in the territory of
the present State of Alabama,
a missionary from
the South Carolina Conference
to the Tombigbee Settlements.
Group that erected the marker: the Alabama Conference Methodist Episcopal Church South.
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
12100 Highway 80
Shorter, AL US
36075
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