George P. Colby - Lake Helen, Florida, USA
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N 28° 58.213 W 081° 14.291
17R E 476794 N 3204709
Grave of the founder of the oldest spiritualist center in the southern United States of America.
Waymark Code: WM13WCB
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/01/2021
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George P. Colby founded the Southern Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp Meeting Association and the Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp in 1875. He came from Pike, New York and was a trance medium who traveled throughout the country giving readings and seances. He was well known and was referred to as the “seer of spiritualism.”
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Description:
George P. Colby known as 'the seer of spiritualism' was the founder of the oldest continuously active spiritualist community in the southern United States. He was known nationwide for his spiritualist abilities. He created the first spiritualist center in the southern portion of the country.
Date of birth: 01/06/1848
Date of death: 07/27/1933
Area of notoriety: Religion
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Sunrise to Sunset
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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