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John Andrew (1758-1830), a Revolutionary War veteran and one of Georgia's earliest native-born Methodist circuit preachers, ministered at nearby Mt. Zion. His son James Osgood Andrew became the bishop whose slaveholding split Methodism in 1844.
John Andrew is a historical marker in Bishop, Oconee County, erected in 2009. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Oconee County, among 51 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.8006, -83.4261 near Bishop. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bishop Historic District (historical marker), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Mount Zion Cemetery, Oak Branch Fairgrounds, Racetrack and Branch Family Home, and Poplar Springs Cemetery.
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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