John Wesley (1969)

Savannah claims a founding place in Methodist history: here in 1736 John Wesley gathered the small devotional society tied to Methodism's roots, and the city's churches later honored him as the movement's father.

John Wesley is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1969. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0793, -81.0894 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wesley Chapel Trinity / John Wesley's American Parish (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Savannah: Colonial Capital and Birthplace of, Italians in Georgia's Genesis, and John Wesley, 1703 - 1791.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.