Historical Marker

Joseph Pilmoor

NC 168 at Currituck ยท Currituck

North Carolina marker

Inscription

Pioneer missionary. He preached first Methodist

sermon in colony, 1772,

at Currituck Courthouse,

300 ft. N. Church named

for Pilmoor near the site.

Location

AddressNC 168 at Currituck
CountyCurrituck
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.446720, -76.014280

Sources

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Dividing Line

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Mc KNIGHT'S SHIPYARD

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