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A live oak marks where Charles Wesley, future co-founder of Methodism, preached to a small gathering in March 1736 soon after arriving on the Georgia frontier; a cross said to be cut from the original tree now hangs in nearby Christ Church.
The Wesley Oak is a historical marker in St. Simons Island, Glynn County, erected in 1958. 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 31.2197, -81.3867 near St. Simons Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Christ Church Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Christ Episcopal Church, Reverends John & Charles Wesley / Wesley Memorial Garden, and Battle of Gully Hole Creek.
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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