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John Wesley, the future founder of Methodism, ministered to settlers and soldiers at Fort Frederica on St. Simons in 1736 before returning to England. Built in 1880, the nearby Lovely Lane Chapel is the oldest standing church on the island.
A Man Named Wesley Passed This Way / Lovely Lane Chapel is a historical marker in St. Simons Island, Glynn County. It is one of 121 historical markers documented in Glynn County, among 181 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.1717, -81.4064 near St. Simons Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Epworth By The Sea / Epworth Pioneers (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include A Mission By The Sea / Susannah Wesley, Cassina Garden Club Houses, and Gascoigne Bluff.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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