Historical Marker

Wrightsboro Methodist Church

Thomson · Mcduffie County · Erected 1956

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The Story

This circa-1810 sanctuary is the chief survivor of the vanished Quaker town of Wrightsboro; its churchyard holds Revolutionary veterans and ancestors of the Candler family, founders of Coca-Cola fame.

About this site

Wrightsboro Methodist Church is a historical marker in Thomson, Mcduffie County, erected in 1956. It is one of 14 historical markers documented in Mcduffie County, among 73 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.5508, -82.5723 near Thomson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wrightsboro Church Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include William Bartram Trail, Wrightsboro, and New Zion Hill Cemetery.

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

📍 33.5508, -82.5723 · Thomson, Mcduffie County

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