New Windsor in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Birthplace of American Methodism
Robert Strawbridge † 1781
The Pioneer Preacher of American Methodism purchased from John England, Sr. this house and farm March 2, 1773. A part of England's Chance and Brother's Inheritance, on which he had lived for 13 years since his coming to American 1760. Here he formed
The First Class of Methodism
John Evans, his wife Eleanor Evans, his nephew Job Evans, and Mary Evans his wife, Nancy Murphy and Mrs. Hoy, “Here Mr. Strawbridge formed the first society in Maryland and America.” From Asbury's Journal, May 5, 1801.
The First Society of Methodism
John Evans, William Durbin, Andrew Poulson, John England, William Daman, Benjamin Marcarel, George Havener, Richard Smith, Thomas Leakin, James Crawford, Robert Walker, William Snader, Thomas Donaldson, Daniel Stephenson, Philip Nicodemus, Jacob Cassell, George Logman, with their wives an some children and later Samuel Merryman, John Todd, Alexander and Mrs. Warfield, Hezekiah Bonham, John and Paul Hagerty and George Saxton.
Erected 1924 by The American Methodist Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era. A significant historical date for this entry is March 2, 1773.
Location. 39° 31.624′ N, 77° 5.302′ W. Marker is in New Windsor, Maryland, in Carroll County. Marker can be reached from Strawbridge Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2650 Strawbridge Lane, New Windsor MD 21776, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Robert Strawbridge House (a few steps from this marker); Summer Kitchen (a few steps from this marker); Elizabeth Piper Strawbridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Strawbridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Bell from Brick Church (within shouting distance of this marker); John Evans House, 1764 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Strawbridge Shrine (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Strawbridge Shrine (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Windsor.
More about this marker. In 1844 a Baltimore Conference minister documented the location of the farm in Carroll County where Robert and Elizabeth Strawbridge and the couple's children made their home and livelihood. Following many decades of private visits to the site, in 1924 the first official pilgrimage was made to the property. In 1940 the Birthplace of American Methodism gained recognition as a National Methodist Shrine, and in 1973 the Strawbridge Shrine Association acquired the farm property - today's gateway to Strawbridge Country. — from a pamphlet available at the Strawbridge Shrine.
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Also see . . . The Strawbridge Shrine. Lovely Lane Museum. Commission of Archives & History, United Methodist Historical Society of the Baltimore Washington Area. (Submitted on March 8, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
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