Historical Marker

Magothy Methodist Church

MD 177 (eastbound), 0.25 miles west of MD 607 · Jacobsville · Anne Arundel

Maryland marker

Inscription

Magothy Methodist Church One of the first Methodist societies in Anne Arundel County. Log church originally erected on tract acquired in 1764, now the cemetery. Bishop Francis Asbury preached here August 27, 1777. Church built on present site in 1859 was destroyed by fire in 1886. Rebuilt as it now stands, 1887.

Marker erected in 1977 by Magothy Methodist Church Historic Annapolis, Inc. and Maryland Historical Society

Location

AddressMD 177 (eastbound), 0.25 miles west of MD 607
CityJacobsville
CountyAnne Arundel
StateMaryland
Coordinates39.123667, -76.525783

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