John Wesley Monument - Panorama

Erected in 1950, this monument commemorates John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. He landed on Cockspur Island in February of 1736.

Writing on the Monument:

Top:

"John Wesley Landed in America on this island February 6, 1736"

Middle Column:

"From the Journal of John Wesley

"Fri. 6,-About eight in the morning I first set my foot on American ground. It was a small uninhabited island,…over against Tybee, called by the English Peeper Island. Mr. Oglethorpe led us through the moorish land on the shore to a rising ground,…we chose an open place surrounded with myrtles, bays, and cedars, which sheltered us both from the sun and wind, and called our little flock together to prayers.”

Column base:

"Erected in 1950 By The Georgia Society of Colonial Dames of America to commemorate John Wesley's Association with the Colony of Georgia."

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1950 - 1959

National Parks Gallery

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