FIRST -- Methodist College - Abingdon, MD
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N 39° 27.676 W 076° 16.771
18S E 389925 N 4368747
Site of the worlds first methodist college.
Waymark Code: WMYYJB
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/11/2018
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The plaque says, "Old Post Road established 1666 COKESBURY COLLEGE -- The first Methodist college in the world established at Abingdon June 5, 1785 by Bishops Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury. Destroyed by Fire December 4, 1795. Located 175 yards east of this point."
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