John Wesley (1958)

John Wesley first set foot on American soil near here in February 1736, recording in his journal his first preaching on the continent before continuing upriver to begin his Savannah ministry.

John Wesley is a historical marker in Tybee Island, Chatham County, erected in 1958. 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 32.0278, -80.8926 near Tybee Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is History of Emancipation: (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Cockspur Island Lighthouse, The Waving Girl, and Freedom Ahead!.

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