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Stewart County's first permanent Methodist camp meeting ground was established near the county's center in 1830 on land donated by Loverd Bryan. Worshippers gathered under a large shed, camping in tents by a spring; the first meeting was held in 1836.
Methodist Camp Ground is a historical marker in Lumpkin, Stewart County, erected in 1956. It is one of 15 historical markers documented in Stewart County, among 83 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.0523, -84.7419 near Lumpkin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Chattahoochee County Courthouse (historic place), about 2.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Cemetery, East Side Cemetery, and Mathis House.
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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