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Across the Frederica River from the marshes of Glynn, this site honors Susannah Wesley, the strong-willed mother of John and Charles Wesley remembered as the 'Mother of Methodism,' and marks Epworth By The Sea, the Methodist retreat opened here in 1959.
A Mission By The Sea / Susannah Wesley 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 31.1722, -81.4066 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 Man Named Wesley Passed This Way / Lovely Lane Chapel, 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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