Rev. J. D. Anthony

Rev. James Danelly Anthony, the Methodist minister whose Masonic appeal helped spare buildings from Sherman's 1864 burning of Sandersville, later launched the famed Deepstep camp meetings and published his autobiography in 1896.

Rev. J. D. Anthony is a historical marker in Sandersville, Washington County. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Washington County, among 118 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.9818, -82.8143 near Sandersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sandersville Old City Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Masonic Temple, Governor Thomas W. Hardwick, and Washington County Courthouse.

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