Tobias Gibson - Vicksburg, MS
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member hoteltwo
N 32° 18.267 W 090° 54.309
15S E 697232 N 3576109
Located along Warrenton Road on way to casinos south of I-20, marker notes the former home location of the Reverend who started Methodism (a Protestant Christian movement encompassing numerous denominations).
Waymark Code: WMPTPP
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member jdwms_1950
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Homesite of "Father of Methodism" in Mississippi. Sent, 1799 to Mississippi Territory as missionary, he founded many of its early churches. He is buried on Crawford Street Church lawn.
Date Installed:: 1970

Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History

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