The Rev. John Martin Bolzius / The Rev. Israel Christian Gronau

The two Halle-trained pastors who gave up secure posts in Germany to shepherd the Salzburgers to Georgia in 1734. Through famine and hardship they served as ministers and teachers; both rest in the Jerusalem Church cemetery.

The Rev. John Martin Bolzius / The Rev. Israel Christian Gronau is a historical marker in Rincon, Effingham County, erected in 1957. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Effingham County, among 81 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.3738, -81.1818 near Rincon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jerusalem Church Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include William Bartram Trail, March to the Sea: Ebenezer Creek, and Old River Road.

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