Methodism's founders walked here first: brothers John and Charles Wesley arrived as Anglican missionaries in 1736, and this azalea garden with its towering granite Celtic cross now honors their fraught Georgia ministry.
Reverends John & Charles Wesley / Wesley Memorial Garden
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Reverends John & Charles Wesley / Wesley Memorial Garden 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 31.2217, -81.3867 near St. Simons Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is St. Simons Island (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Georgia Navy, William Bartram Trail, and Christ Episcopal Church.
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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